Nicholson v. Franciscus

Action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff was employed at the home of the defendants, husband and wife, as cook. She had been in the employ of Mr. and Mrs. Franciscus for several years and had worked as a cook for about a year prior to April 2, 1926, on which date she was injured when the lid or top of a steam cooker was blown off and the hot liquid content of the cooker was thrown upon plaintiff causing her to suffer severe burns. Plaintiff brought this action for damages in the sum of $15,000.

The petition makes conventional averments as to plaintiff's employment by defendants as a…