Held v. American Window Glass Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 113, Oct. T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., May Term, 1902, No. 122, on verdict for plaintiff in case of August Held v. American Window Glass Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McCltjng-, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,750. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant. ;
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Mestbezat,
This is an action by an employee to recover damages for injuries which he alleges he sustained by reason of the negligence of his employer, the defendant company, which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of window glass. The plaintiff was an engineer in the mixing room of the defendant’s plant and his duties required him to oil overhead machinery. To reach the place at which he performed this service he was required to ascend a perpendicular ladder, about twenty feet in height, and then to step on the rafters or stringers of the building, supporting himself…
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