Chandler v. Bowersock

Citations

• 81 Kan. 606
• 106 P. 54
• 1910 Kan. LEXIS 403

Syllabus

<p>1. Master and Servant — Appliances—“Reasonably” Safe— “Dangerous” — Instructions. An instruction relating to a master’s duty to furnish reasonably safe appliances to a servant was not prejudicial although it referred to a machine that injured the plaintiff as “dangerous,” it appearing that the machine was in a. sense inherently dangerous.</p> <p>2. - Injury to Employee — Allegations and Proof of Negligence. In an action by an employee to recover for injuries caused by a defective and dangerous machine the petition was sufficient to authorize the admission of testimony that for a long time prior to the accident the machiné had frequently started itself into operation; and, there being so much positive testimony to this effect, the admission of the testimony of an expert that the machine was defective and dangerous as a type was not prejudieal. ■■</p>