Compton v. Williamsport Iron & Nail Co.

Citations

• 261 Pa. 16
• 103 A. 958
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 678

Syllabus

<p>*Negligence — Master and servant — Safe place to worh — Assumption of rislc — Case for jury.</p> <p>Where, in an action to recover damages from plaintiff’s employer for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while at work, it appeared that plaintiff was required to mount machinery to shove certain timbers in place, that he should have been given a plank to stand upon, but that the foreman told him he could find none and the plaintiff would have to do the best he could; that an artificial light was generally kept in the room, but that on the morning of the accident, it was not burning; and that plaintiff slipped from his position while endeavoring to shove the timbers in place whereby the injuries complained of were caused, the case was for the jury and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff were sustained.</p>