Chambers v. Mesta Machine Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 180, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1918, No. 841, for defendant n. o. v., in case of Thomas Chambers v. The Mesta Machine Company, a Corporation. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500.00 and judgment thereon.
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Appeal, No. 180, Oct. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1918, No. 841, for defendant n. o. v., in case of Thomas Chambers v. The Mesta Machine Company, a Corporation. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,500.00 and judgment thereon. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant n. o. v. Error assigned, among others, was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The plaintiff, a machinist in the defendant’s mill, was injured on February 22,1911, through the fall of a heavy casting from an electric crane. He sued in trespass, charging negligence, and recovered a verdict; but the court below entered judgment non obstante veredicto for the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed.
There is no dispute on the facts. The mill in question had a center aisle, 840 feet long, over which five electric cranes operated; on either side were machines to which castings were brought to be worked upon by mechanics such as the plaintiff;…
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