Greenan v. Eggeling
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 107, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Nó. 5, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1902, No. 672, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Henrietta Greenan, by her father and next friend, Peter F. Greenan, and Peter F. Greenan v. Frederick W. Eggeling. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ralston, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 107, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Nó. 5, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1902, No. 672, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Henrietta Greenan, by her father and next friend, Peter F. Greenan, and Peter F. Greenan v. Frederick W. Eggeling. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ralston, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Plaintiff presented the following point: 4. The law imposes upon the master the duty of giving proper instructions to a young and inexperienced servant employed about a dangerous machine, and thesemust.be…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The hand of Henrietta Greenan, one of the plaintiffs, was injured in a mangle in use in the defendant’s laundry. The plaintiffs charge that the accident occurred because of the negligence of the defendant: (1) in neglecting to instruct the girl in regard to the dangerous character of the machine and the proper mode of operating it; (2) in the use of a defective machine ; (3) in failing to maintain a hand guard in front of the rolls of the mangle. The plaintiff who was injured was about seventeen years old and, as shown by her evidence, had been at work in the laundry…
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