Ramsey v. Raritan Copper Works

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This writ of error brings up for review a judgment upon a nonsuit ordered.at the Middlesex Circuit.

The action was brought by John Ramsey to recover for personal injuries sustained while at work for the defendant, the Raritan Copper Works.

The gravamen of the action was the failure of defendant company to warn and instruct the plaintiff of the dangers of the work in which he was engaged, which were known to the defendant and unknown to the plaintiff.

The evidence taken at the trial showed that the plaintiff, a day laborer, had been employed…