General Ry. Signal Co. v. Valois

Citations

• 35 Ohio C.C. Dec. 302

Syllabus

<p>MASTER AND SERVANT</p> <p>Liability for Injuries Sustained by Volunteer.</p> <p>One who calls for and procures the gratuitous assistance of a volunteer does not owe him the duty of exercising ordinary care in the furnishing of proper tools or a safe place to work; but when the volunteer is serving a purpose of his own or of his master in complying with the request for help, he is entitled to the exercise of ordinary care on the part of the one calling him or his servants.</p>