Ondis' Administratrix v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vredenburgh, J.

Ondis, the plaintiff’s intestate, was at work for the defendant in an uncovered pit or trench, about five feet deep from the surface of the ground under the sidewalk curb adjacent to its warehouse premises, in Jersey City, and was killed by the sudden revolution of a powerful screw under Ms feet, which, in revolving, caught Ms legs and clothing, and almost instantly tore off his feet.

The deceased was engaged, in obedience to the orders of Mr. Parker, the superintendent of construction and machinery of the company, in bailing water from…