Novack v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

Gudrund Novack was, at the age of 16 years and a few months, an employe of Montgomery, Ward & Company in St. Paul. She began her work at 8 o’clock a. m. She was required to use a freight elevator in going to and from the eighth floor where she worked. The elevator was not guarded as provided by law; it was unlawfully used. At 7:40 o’clock a. m. February 1, 1928, while riding in said elevator, and because it was not guarded as provided by law, she was severely injured, resulting in the loss of one leg. Her other leg was broken and she was otherwise severely injured. These statements are made…