Isabelle v. Crystal Laundry, Inc.

The accident occurred on what is known as a Uni-press machine, a small laundry press operated by compressed air, with a table, buck and a top plate, which is moved down against the buck to press the clothes placed upon the press, the operation of the upper plate being controlled by buttons. The table was 32 inches high. The buck or plate upon which were placed the garments to be pressed was 8 inches higher. The control buttons were in two boxes 5)4 by 3 inches each, set 17¡b2 inches apart from center to center. The diameter of the buttons was 1J{q inches. There were two buttons to each box;…