Ford v. Knipe

Citations

• 180 Pa. 210
• 36 A. 729
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 905

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Explosion of mill stones — Question for jury.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the explosion of burr stones in a grist mill, the case is for the jury where the evidence for the plaintiff tends to show that he was lawfully on the premises ; that the governor of the engine which ran the mill would occasionally refuse to start when the steam was first applied; that the man in charge of the engine was an inexperienced hand who, finding the burr stones were running too fast, turned corn upon them to lessen their speed, and ran at once to turn off steam; that the explosion occurred before he reached the engine house, and that he then found that the governor had stopped while the engine was running with unusual speed.</p>