Hughes v. Fayette Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 283, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1903, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel S. Hughes v. Fayette Manufacturing Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Appeal, No. 283, Jan. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., June T., 1903, No. 78, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Samuel S. Hughes v. Fayette Manufacturing Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Johnson, P. J. The circumstances of the accident are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. . Towards the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, counsel for plaintiff made the following offer: Mr. Alexander: If your honor please, just one minute. I would like to offer in evidence the Carlisle tables to show the expectancy to us. Mr. Schaffer:…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The plaintiff was employed as a brick molder in the works of the defendant company. He worked at a table in the mixing room which was near the machinery by which the material used to manufacture the bricks was broken and ground. This consisted of a pan set on the floor in which heavy rollers were revolved by means of a vertical shaft in the center of the pan. The shaft was attached to a horizontal wheel some eight feet from the floor, and this wheel weighed over 1,900 pounds and *286was some five and a half feet in. diameter. The wheel was 'furnished with cogs and…
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- Folk v. SchaefferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
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