Donovan v. Chase-Shawmut Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tobt at common law by James L. Donovan, a minor, by his father and next friend Michael Donovan, for personal injuries received by the plaintiff on May 19, 1903, while in the employ of the defendant.
Read the full summary
Tobt at common law by James L. Donovan, a minor, by his father and next friend Michael Donovan, for personal injuries received by the plaintiff on May 19, 1903, while in the employ of the defendant. Writ dated March 14,1906. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Brown, J. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was operating a machine known as a “ Perkins Press ” used for cutting off pieces from what is variously referred to in the evidence as “ bond wire” or “bond strips.” The machine was operated by means of a treadle which when pressed down would cause a knife to descend and…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, J.
The plaintiff was sixteen years old at the time of his injury. In an action growing out of the same injury the plaintiff’s father was permitted to hold a verdict in his favor. Donovan v. Chase-Shawmut Co. 201 Mass. 357. The plaintiff was unfamiliar with machinery until he entered the employ of the defendant about a week before receiving the injury, and had worked upon the press less than two hours the night before, and about three quarters of an hour on the morning of the accident. The machine was designed to be started by a treadle, but it would start and repeat sometimes when the treadle…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ryan v. Fall River Iron Works Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Crimmins v. BoothMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- O'Toole v. PruynMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Moylon v. D. S. McDonald Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Packer v. Thomson-Houston Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ochs v. . WoodsNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Chiuccariello v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Curren v. Magee Furnace Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Mercier v. Boott MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912