Richard v. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Action, for personal injuries which the plaintiff claims to have received by being pushed or thrown against a roping box by one Smith, who at the time had charge of the help in the room where the plaintiff worked. Trial by jury and verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant’s motions for a nonsuit and for a directed verdict were denied subject to exception.
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Action, for personal injuries which the plaintiff claims to have received by being pushed or thrown against a roping box by one Smith, who at the time had charge of the help in the room where the plaintiff worked. Trial by jury and verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant’s motions for a nonsuit and for a directed verdict were denied subject to exception. Transferred from the May term, 1918, of the superior court by Kivel, C. J. The facts relevant to the exception are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The question is, whether the defendant is responsible for the injuries sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the act of Smith in forcing her back into the room, where she was employed. The evidence justified the jury in finding that she was violating the rules of the defendant in leaving her work and standing in or near the door preparatory to leaving the factory when the noon signal should be given; that Smith had immediate charge of the room and was charged with the duty of requiring the help, including the plaintiff, to stay "in the room or by their work until the whistle blew at…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Dickson v. WaldronIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Danforth v. FisherSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1908
- Rounds v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Gage v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1914
- New Ellerslie Fishing Club v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
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- Aversa v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Daigle v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- Newell v. MoreauSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1947
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