Godsoe v. Dodge Clothespin Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for negligence. Trial by jury and verdict for the plaintiff. Transferred from the November term, 1907, of the superior court by Pike, J., on an exception to the denial of a motion for a nonsuit. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPeaslee, J.
The plaintiff was injured by catching his hand on some concealed saws, while employed in removing obstructions therefrom. There were two other safe ways to do the work, but the plaintiff, a boy of sixteen, had seen it done in this way by his superiors on several occasions, had himself so done it in the presence of his superiors, and had never been told and did not know that the method was improper or that it was forbidden. He had no instruction except that gained by observation, and believed that he was proceeding to do the work in a safe and proper manner.
The defendant’s exception to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morrison v. Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1900
- Collins v. Laconia Car Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1894
- O'Hare v. Cocheco Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1901
- Hicks v. Claremont Paper Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1907
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