William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Bldg. Co. v. Waczak
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, J udge. Action by Adam Waczak against the William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence, it is alleged, of the negligence of the defendant in ordering and directing him to use a tool known by the defendant to be defective and dangerous.
The plaintiff was a chipper and caulker in the shipyard of the defendant. He worked with a pneumatic drill or chisel called an “air gun.” The mechanism of this appliance was such that when in proper order it would operate only when a spring or lever was pressed and it would cease operating the instant pressure was withdrawn.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Brynelson v. Turner-Forman Concrete Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Ceen v. William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Glass v. Borough of College HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Montgomery v. RoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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