Fischer v. Goldie

The plaintiff, a young man, 26 years -of age, was employed by the defendant in planing hoops on a planer constructed especially for that purpose. The machine was kept in repair by a millwright. The base of the machine was made of two cast-iron side frames about 36 inches high and about 8 feet long. A general outline of the top of the machine was that of the top of a table. This top was covered- with brass plates, upon which the material would work easily. There were three sets of rollers, two rollers in each set; the first set called the “feed” rollers, the second set the “receiving” rollers,…