Jutras v. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.

The plaintiff’s sole claim is based upon the alleged failure of the defendant to furnish her a safe work-place. She does not contend that this alleged failure was due to any structural defect in the premises but merely to the defendant’s method of washing the floor. Ordinarily such work would constitute an act of service, creating mere transitory perils and giving rise to no liability on the part of an employer who had furnished safe materials and made proper rules. Smith v. Railroad, 73 N. H. 325; Manning v. Manchester Mills, 70 N. H. 582.

The frames in the spinning room where the accident…