Soley v. Nelson

Dalton, J.,

Defendant operated a trade school which had been approved as a GI school by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction and the United States Veterans Administration. Plaintiff was a student in a course of carpentry at the school, having been qualified to attend the school by reason of his status as a veteran of World War II. On March 26, 1952, while plaintiff was using an unguarded circular rip saw at the school, his right hand was drawn into the saw blade, resulting in the loss-of several fingers. He brought suit and recovered a verdict at the hands of a jury. Defendant,…