Geller v. Briscoe Manufacturing Co.

Plaintiff was an employe, working in the manufactory of defendant. In the room in which, plaintiff worked were three water coolers, called “Hygienic water coolers.” They were manufactured by defendant, and furnished drinking water to plaintiff and his co-employés. On the morning of July 17, 1902, -plaintiff drank of the contents of one of these coolers. What he drank was a mixture of potash and water, an irritant poison, and it seriously injured him. According to his testimony, there was nothing about the cooler to warn him that he-might not drink therefrom. This poison had been placed in the…