Crotty v. Eeading Industries, Inc.

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

The appellant, Edward Crotty, was injured in an industrial accident while working as an independent contractor on /the premises of the appellee, Reading Industries, Inc.' [hereinafter Reading]. The appellant filed an action in trespass against Reading contending that the negligence or its agent or employee in starting an industrial machine on which the appellant was working, without first ascertaining that the machine could be started safely, was the proximate cause of appellant’s injuries.1 Upon trial of the cause a jury returned a verdict in favor of Reading Industries…