Edward Stern & Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 64, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Pkila. Co., June T., 1919, No. 5679, for plaintiff on case stated, in suit of Edward Stern & Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Case-stated in assumpsit to determine liability under an employer’s insurance policy. Before Finletter, J. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe case. Tbe court entered judgment for plaintiff on tbe case stated for $1,500. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 64, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Pkila. Co., June T., 1919, No. 5679, for plaintiff on case stated, in suit of Edward Stern & Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Case-stated in assumpsit to determine liability under an employer’s insurance policy. Before Finletter, J. Tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court states tbe case. Tbe court entered judgment for plaintiff on tbe case stated for $1,500. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was judgment, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephart,
Defendant insured plaintiff under a policy of insurance covering personal injuries sustained by employees, (a) coming under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1915 and its amendments, and (b) where a “liability [is] imposed upon the employer by the laws of Pennsylvania for damages on account of such injuries.”
Samuel Hair, a minor under the age of sixteen, was employed by plaintiff. During the course of employment he sustained an injury for which he brought an action at law to recover damages, charging maintenance of machinery in an unsafe and unguarded condition,…
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