Foley v. Bennett

Coring, Chief Justice.

These actions were brought by Mary Foley and her father to recover for personal injuries received by Mary while she was operating a power wringer on a washing machine in the Bennett basement. Mary, then 16 years old, was employed by the defendants in June 1941 to perform household duties at their residence. By the terms of her employment, she was not to do any washing, but she was soon required to operate the washing machine and wringer, which was an old-type Graybar.

The washing was done by placing the machine close to a three-sectional stationary washing tub set so near…