Cargill ex rel. Cargill v. Philadelphia Towel Supply & Laundry Co.

Citations

• 185 Pa. 269
• 39 A. 962
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 703

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Duty of master to instruct servant— '■ Dangerous machine — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action by a girl seventeen years old to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while working at a mangle in a laundry, the case is for the jury where the evidence is conflicting as to whether the plaintiff was properly instructed before being placed at work at the mangle, whether the absence of a guard rendered the machine more dangerous, and whether the plaintiff herself was guilty of contributory negligence.</p>