Shanny v. Androscoggin Mills
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On EXCEPTIONS AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. Case for an injury to the plaintiff, October 9, 1875, caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants in failing to keep a certain portion of their machinery, upon which the plaintiff worked, properly covered.
Read the full summary
On EXCEPTIONS AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. Case for an injury to the plaintiff, October 9, 1875, caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants in failing to keep a certain portion of their machinery, upon which the plaintiff worked, properly covered. The declaration, after setting out matters of inducement alleged that “the defendants knowingly, carelessly, negligently, and wrongfully permitted said machinery and gearing, to be improperly, defectively, and insufficiently covered, and for want of a proper and sufficient covering for said machinery and gear, all of which was unknown to the…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
This is an action by an employee against her employer to recover damages for a personal injury resulting from an alleged defect in the machinery provided for her use. It depends upon the obligations of the master to his servant while in his employment. The action has boon submitted to a jury and comes before us upon exceptions and a motion for a new trial.
The presiding justice gave the rule of law contended for by the defendants so far as it relates to their liability for an injury to the plaintiff' resulting from the negligence of a fellow-servant. But he further instructed them that “this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coombs v. New Bedford Cordage Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Sullivan v. India Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Ford v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Whittaker v. Inhabitants of West BoylstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
3Cited by27 opinions
- Wells v. CoeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
- Peschel v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Darracott v. Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Solomon Railroad v. JonesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
- Cadden v. American Steel Barge Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.