Calhoun v. Holland Laundry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 138, Jan. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Sept. Term, 1900, No. 337, on verdict for plaintiff iu case of Jennie Calhoun v. Holland Laundry. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. See Calhoun v. Holland Laundry, 208 Pa. 139. The circumstances of the a<3cident are set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant.
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Appeal, No. 138, Jan. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Sept. Term, 1900, No. 337, on verdict for plaintiff iu case of Jennie Calhoun v. Holland Laundry. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. See Calhoun v. Holland Laundry, 208 Pa. 139. The circumstances of the a<3cident are set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,500. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various instructions, including refusal of binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The judgment in this case must be reversed because of error in affirming the plaintiff’s points. The action was by a skilled *283and experienced employee to recover for injuries sustained while operating a machine for ironing shirt bosoms in the defendant’s laundry. The shirts were held in place on the ironing board by means of clasps. Because of the failure of a clasp to hold the neck band of a shirt, the plaintiff placed her hand on the shirt a few inches from its top, and as the board was moved forward her fingers were caught under a hot roller. The fundamental…
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