Foster v. National Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 25, Oct. T., 1906, by defendant, from’ judgment of C. P. Lawrence Co., June T., 1902, No. 67, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Prank G.' Foster •vriNationfil-Steel'.Company.. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before Poetes, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for f4,781.25. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The negligence charged against the defendant here was failure to provide a reasonably safe place for the men to work, while engaged in and about the duties of unloading coal and supplies for the defendant company, from cars standing upon a trestle at a height of twenty feet or more from the ground. It appears from the evidence that along one side of the elevated railroad track, upon which the cars stood, and upon the extended ends of the ties, a narrow plank walk had been laid. Upon the other side of the track no planks were laid, and no provision for walking or…
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