Coll v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1910, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1901, No. 719, on verdict for plaintiff in case of F. B. Coll v. Westinghouse - Electric & Manufacturing Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ford, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
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Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1910, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1901, No. 719, on verdict for plaintiff in case of F. B. Coll v. Westinghouse - Electric & Manufacturing Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Ford, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant. Generally speaking, Coll was not entitled to notice or instruction with regard to anything, because he was an experienced…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stewart,
The plaintiff had been in defendant’s employ a month or more before he received his injury. During this period, by occasional use of a certain sawing machine in the shops of the defendant, he had become familiar with its construction and the method of operating it. While absent several days from his work, the defendant changed the construction of the machine, with a view to make it more convenient and easier to operate. No notice of this change was given to the defendant. When he resumed his work, and while using the machine in a way which would be attended with…
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