Tudor Iron Works v. Weber

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while oiling certain journals in the defendant’s iron works. The declaration contained four counts. The first is substantially as follows: That on the 8th of December, 1886, plaintiff was working as a laborer in defendant’s mill, under the superintendence of Niemeyer, the foreman; that it was the duty of defendant to furnish safe machinery, yet it did not regard its duty in that behalf, or use due care, but, on the contrary, so carelessly, negligently and unskillfully constructed and repaired a certain…