Ebbert v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an action in trespass for damages arising from personal injuries. The victim was Esther E. Ebbert; the instrumentality was an electrically driven wringer attached to an electric washing machine. The two rollers of the wringer were equipped with a “release bar” marked at each end “Touch Release,” which when pushed doAvn by human touch was designed to cause the rollers to spring apart four or five inches to release anything caught therein. Its status in this case is that of a “safety device.” Mrs. Ebbert’s finger tips were drawn between the rollers while she…