Shumway v. Walworth & Neville Manufacturing Co.

Plaintiff sued for negligent injury. He was employed in defendant’s factory, and engaged in running a planer. George E. Neville, one of the officers of the corporation, had charge of defendant’s factory, and employed and discharged men. On the 28th of November, 1890, plaintiff had been interrupted in oiling his machine by the necessity of moving some timber which had been placed so near to his machine as to interfere with his work. He started the machine, and passed some of the timber through. It was discovered that the machine was out of order. The plaintiff threw it out of gear, took the…