Valjago v. Carnegie Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 158, Oct. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., May T., 1906, No. 197, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George Valjago v. Carnegie Steel Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Kennedy, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,542.50. Defendant appealed. Error assigned amongst others was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action brought to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff on August 25, 1905, while employed by the defendant company. He was directed to work at a billet conveyor, which consisted of a series of rolls, which were turned by beveled gears, and these gears were uncovered. Plaintiff’s duty was to pull billets of steel upon the conveyor, by means of a long hook with which he reached across the rolls. The operation of the rolls seems not to have been continuous, but they were only placed in motion as needed to feed the billets into…
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