Bonner v. Pittsburgh Bridge Co.

Citations

• 5 Pa. Super. 281
• 1897 Pa. Super. LEXIS 236

Syllabus

<p>Master and servant — Negligence—Defective machinery.</p> <p>A master is not bound to use' the newest and best appliances, and the test of liability is not whether the employee has been exposed to danger but whether he has been so exposed through neglect to provide reasonably safe machinery. The test of reasonable safety is ordinary use.</p> <p>Defective machinery — Safety devise — Question for jury.</p> <p>Where an accident arose from the use by an employee of a crane so constructed as to be operated by either a slow or fast gear and where an accidental change of gear could be prevented by a safety lock, a device not expensive and well known, the question of the employer’s negligence is for the jury, the testimony being conflicting as to the general use of the safety lock on similar cranes.</p>