McGrath v. Pennsylvania Sugar Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

The Pennsylvania Sugar Company, defendant, is engaged in the business of refining sugar for others who forward the raw product to it. A pier is used in connection with the plant where the finished and unfinished material is handled, under the general supervision of defendant’s employees. Stevedores are obtained under contract with firms which make a business of supplying this character of labor, and the actual movements of material to and from the dock are carried on by them. On the day of the accident, which gave rise to the present litigation, Loveland & Co.…