Cobb v. Welcher
New York Supreme Court
Action by Ida M. Cobb against EL Eugene Welcher and others to recover damages for personal injuries, sustained by plaintiff - while working in defendants’ factory. Plaintiff moves' for a new trial after a nonsuit at the Monroe circuit, upon exceptions ordered to be heard -at general term in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for a personal injury. The defendants were operating a factory in the City of Rochester. There was a long table extending through the factory, upon which sewing machines were placed. The table was 2 feet 6 inches high. Underneath the table, in the center thereof, was a line of shafting, extending the length of the table, 20 inches above the floor, one end of which projected about 3| inches beyond the table. The sewing machines were operated by means of belts around the shafting. At the end of the table, where the shaft projected, a box was…
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