Nelson v. L. & J. PRESS CORP.

What caused the punch press to repeat, when set for the “once” operation, and who was responsible for its so doing?

Was the continuous operation of the punch press caused by plaintiff’s operation of the foot pedal? The jury rejected this conclusion as to what happened. It found no contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff. That conclusion is supported by evidence that the plaintiff operator was using the foot control at the time of the accident and that the machine was set for the “once” operation and should not have repeated unless the foot control was released and pressed again.…