Evinger v. Thompson

*665HYDE, P. J.

Action under Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. 51) for damages for dermatitis, claimed to have been caused by contact with sodium bichromate, used by defendant as a rust inhibitor in the cooling system of its diesel engines. Plaintiff had a verdict for $35,000.00 and defendant has appealed from the judgment entered.

Defendant contends it was entitled to a directed verdict; and the principal question, therefore, is whether defendant was negligent in using the compound (containing chrome) without determining that *666it could cause harm to some of its employees, warning them…