Corcoran v. Wanamaker

Citations

• 185 Pa. 496
• 39 A. 1108
• 1898 Pa. LEXIS 741

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Use of acids in laundry — Evidence—Nonsuit.</p> <p>In an action against the proprietors of a laundry by an employee to recover damages for loss of eyesight alleged to have been caused by fumes created by the use of acids, a nonsuit is properly entered where there is no evidence that the defendants had any knowledge that the use of the acids complained of would produce the disease from which the plaintiff suffered, and there is no proof that it was not customary to use acids in laundries in the same manner and proportions as they were used in the laundry business conducted by the defendants.</p>