McDonough v. United States Steel Corp.

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, denying appellant United States Steel’s motions for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial.

Plaintiff’s decedent was employed by the Langen-felder Co. as a machinery operator. Langenfelder was an independent contractor of U. Í3. Steel at an iron ore processing plant in Saxonburgh, Pennsylvania. Lan-genfelder’s responsibility under the contract involved the stockpiling of iron ore when delivered to the plant, and the recovery of the ore when needed in the plant.

The ore arrived by railroad car and…