Ferriss v. Berlin Machine Works
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: JohN R. Bennett, Circuit Judge. The complaint alleges, in effect, that at the times mentioned the plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant, working in its shops for the defendant at a lathe used for turning castings, which lathe was in a dangerous and unsafe condition, in that the clutch attached to the shaft from which the lathe was driven was out of repair, so that the same could not be disconnected by…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: JohN R. Bennett, Circuit Judge. The complaint alleges, in effect, that at the times mentioned the plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant, working in its shops for the defendant at a lathe used for turning castings, which lathe was in a dangerous and unsafe condition, in that the clutch attached to the shaft from which the lathe was driven was out of repair, so that the same could not be disconnected by means of the lever used for that purpose, but would keep the belt extending from the shaft to the lathe running all the…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
Counsel for the defendant has given a brief description of the lathe and its workings, as follows:
“ Power and motion are transmitted by means of a clutch for connecting the driving and driven shafts, and of a belt extending from a cone pulley on the driven shaft to a cone pulley on the lathe. This latter pulley is connected with *545•and imparts motion to the gears, wbiob in turn impart motion to tbe face plate, live center, mandrel, and castings placed thereon for finishing. A part of the mechanism of the clutch is on the right-hand end of the driven shaft, and to the left, on the same shaft, is…
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