Donovan v. Chase Shawmut Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for loss of services of the plaintiff’s minor son and the expense of medical attendance upon him, as stated in the opinion. Writ in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston dated May 19,1904. On appeal to the Superior Court, the case was tried before Schofield, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The jury found for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
This is an action of tort at common law to recover for loss of services of the plaintiff’s minor son, James *359L. Donovan. The declaration as finally amended contained two counts, one charging the defendant with furnishing for the son’s use a defective press by which he was injured, and the other for setting him at work upon it without any previous warning or instructions as to its unsound condition. The negligence alleged under the second count is not in exposing an employee to the risk of injury from the inherent danger arising from the use of unguarded or rapidly moving machinery which is in…
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