O'Brien v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 250, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 1, Pliila. Co., Dec. T., 1897, No. 814, refusing to take off: nonsuit in case of Ellen O’Brien v. Joseph Sullivan and R. E. Krenshaw, trading as the Arcouia Manufacturing Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Beitler, J. The facts appear by tbe opinion of tlie Supreme Court. Error assigned was refusal to take off nonsuit.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Bbown,
The single question raised on this appeal is, whether, upon the evidence submitted by the appellant on the trial of her cause in the court below, the learned trial judge properly held that she had failed to prove negligence on the part of the defendants. They were manufacturers of textile goods, occupying two large rooms in the mill at the northeast corner of Fifth street and Columbia avenue, in the city of Philadelphia. The appellant was employed by them as a bobbin winder, and was in their service about a year before she was injured. During this time, in a corner…
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