Kucinski v. City Laundry & Cleaning Works

Plaintiff, a girl 17 yeárs of age, of at least average intelligence, was employed in defendant’s laundry. Ordinarily she received sheets, pillow cases, towels, and other fabrics from the mangle or ironer, and folded them. On the day of her injury she had been feeding towels into the mangle for about five minutes, when her hand was caught between the guard and the steam drum or chest of the mangle and drawn into it, and she thus injured.

Plaintiff alleged defendant’s negligence, among other things, in employing her, contrary to the provisions of Act No. 285, Pub. Acts 1909 (2 Comp. Laws 1915, §…