Cetofonte v. Camden Coke Co.

The opinion of: the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

The plaintiff’s intestate, a common laborer, was employed in the plant of the Camden Coke Company, wheeling coke. Me was an ignorant Italian, nineteen years of age, and had but little understanding of the English language.

The coke plant was a large one. Several tracks formed of steel rails extended between the place where decedent and other employes worked and the place where the drinking water for the men was kept. Some of these rails were heavily charged with electricity for the purpose of operating a device known as a "pusher.” Some of…