Daffron v. Majestic Laundry Co.

Citations

• 41 Wash. 65
• 82 P. 1089
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 1068

Syllabus

<p>Master and Servant — Negligence—Dangerous Machinery— Laundry Mangle — Guard — Sueeiciency — Unexpected Dangers. There is not sufficient evidence of failure to provide a proper guard for a mangle, or to support a verdict for injuries received by the operator, where it appears from the testimony of the plaintiff that the machine had a guard, and the defendant had made a dona fide attempt to comply with the factory act, that the plaintiff’s hand became entangled in apron strings and was forcibly drawn over the top of the guard, and that such an accident was a most unusual occurrence, and was not anticipated by the plaintiff, an experienced operator, and could not have been reasonably anticipated by the defendant.</p>