Saganowich v. Hachikian

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This is an action in trespass instituted by Joseph Saganowich, and two other plaintiffs who withdrew before trial, against the defendant, Charles Hachikian, trading as Hachik Bleach Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Saganowich. The latter, as custodian of the stockroom for Arcadia Knitting Mills, was in the process of opening an iron drum of liquid caustic soda, ordered and received from defendant, when the plug of the drum which, according to plaintiff, did not fit the tap-hole, suddenly “shot out”, releasing some of the…