Hargrave v. American Steel & Wire Co. of New Jersey
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on August 8, 1910, while in the employ of the defendant. Writ dated September 24, 1910. The first count of the declaration alleged a defect in the ways, works or machinery of the defendant; the second count alleged negligence of a superintendent; and the third count alleged a failure to furnish the plaintiff with a safe and suitable place to work.
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Tort for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on August 8, 1910, while in the employ of the defendant. Writ dated September 24, 1910. The first count of the declaration alleged a defect in the ways, works or machinery of the defendant; the second count alleged negligence of a superintendent; and the third count alleged a failure to furnish the plaintiff with a safe and suitable place to work. In response to a motion of the defendant for specifications, the plaintiff filed the following specifications: “In regard to the first count: That the defect in the condition of the ways, works…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while employed by the defendant in the testing department of its Electrical Cable Works.
Electric cables made by the defendant were tested in this department to determine whether they would carry the required voltage of electricity, and whether they were properly insulated. The testing department consisted of a room known as section 101, in which there was a motor generator for the generating of high power electrical current which was conducted by a bare wire, known as the high tension trolley, through another room…
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