Bauman v. Cowdin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

The plaintiff, while employed by defendants as fireman in the boiler-room of their mill, was injured by the explosion of a new boiler cleaner. The cleaner was of a type in common use, and had been put in just prior to the explosion by the Manchester Manufacturing Company, a reputable and experienced manufacturer, under a contract which provided that the Manchester company should attach the cleaner to the boiler. The work of attachment was completed Saturday afternoon, and fire was started under the boiler Sunday night. About seven o’clock…