Bauman v. Best Manufacturing Co.

Citations

• 234 Pa. 416
• 83 A. 293
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 663

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Defective appliance — Non-suit.</p> <p>1. In an action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the fall of a plunger from an overhead crane, a non-suit is properly entered where the evidence shows that the fall (of the plunger was caused by a cotter pin either breaking or working out of place, but there is nothing to show that the pin was worn or defective, and the evidence is uncontradicted that the pin was seen in its place three hours before the accident.</p> <p>2. In such a case evidence of the general condition of the crane is irrelevant.</p>