Hannigan v. Technola Piano Co.

Rich, J.:

For some time prior to the day of the accident decedent had been employed by the defendant as a fireman. It was his duty to report and begin work each day at four p. m. On the day of the accident he arrived at about three-twenty-five p. m., and, as *749has been the custom of defendant’s employees, went to a loading platform maintained by defendant to wait until it was time to report for work. Another employee, one Connelly, sat beside him. Large packing cases were being wheeled upon skids over this platform at the time from the building to a waiting automobile truck. The platform was not…