Anderson v. McGrew

The appellant owns and operates a soft drink bottling establishment. The appellee, a minor, was employed therein to cap bottles after they were filled, and this appeal is from a judgment for the appellee for damages from an injury alleged to have been received by him on account of appellant’s negligence.

The bottles, made of glass, after being filled, were placed by the operator under a capping machine, which fitted a cap over the mouth of the bottle. Not infrequently the bottles would burst while being capped, and pieces of glass would fly therefrom. In order to prevent glass from broken…