Yeager v. Anthracite Brewing Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 194, Jan. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Feb. T., 1915, No. 193,- on vérdict for plaintiff in-case of Charles Yeager v. Anthracite Brewing Company. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Cummings, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,750 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.’ Errors assigned were the charge of the court and in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This is an action of trespass to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff while he was in the service of the defendant company. The plaintiff had been employed as night engineer in the defendant’s brewery for nine years prior to the accident Avhich resulted in his injuries. It appears from the evidence, and is substantially stated by the learned court beloAV in its opinion refusing a neAV trial, that, in addition to his duties as engineer, the plaintiff Avas required to remove, at stipulated periods, the malt which had accumulated in the gear…
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