Meyers v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 31, April T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1913,' No. 2102, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Harry Meyers v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Shafer, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,500. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing judgment for defendant n. o. v. .
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
The plaintiff was employed as an assistant craneman in the defendant’s mills, and after working for two days, he informed his mill foreman that a controller at -the electric crane he was operating was loose, when, as he *532testified, lie was directed by the foreman “to go over there and saw a couple of blocks to fit.” In the skipping yard, about 50 yards distant from this mill, there was located a 30-inch circular saw, mounted on a raised platform, on which timber was sawn into proper shapes for making fast or blocking heavy articles or railroad cars, so as to make them…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Coolbroth v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Gudfelder v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Flaherty v. McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Dugan v. Susquehanna Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Politowski v. BurnhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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