Brown v. Hitritz
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut. Action by Albert Hitritz against Howard C. Brown. Judgment for plaintiff (180 Fed. 1019), and defendant brings error. This cause comes here upon appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant in error, who was plaintiff below. The action was for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of defendant as operative in a paper mill.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The paper pulp moved on a conveyor through a series of machines. From a roller in the upper part of the third press it passed to the upper part of the dryer machine, where it ran over a succession of rolls, one of which (steam heated) was located at the lower part of the machine on the side next to the third press. Between these two machines there was a space or alleyway about 2½ feet wide. As the pulp, or paper, passed over this alleyway at the upper level, a person could enter the alleyway, while the machinery was in motion, to attend to imperfections in the material,…
2Cited by1 opinion
- New York Cent. & H. R. R. v. SalkaukusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916