Germanton v. Shafer

Citations

• 66 Pa. Super. 175
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 220

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Dangerous appliance — Notice to master — Promise to repair.</p> <p>A workman who is injured by the fall of a drill bar of a well-drilling machine, from which the guard had been recently removed, may recover damages from his employer, if it appears that the latter’s attention had been called to the defect, that he had promised to correct it promptly, that the employee relying on his promise, and not knowing the absence of the guard, as it was not apparent, continued to use the machine, and was injured.</p>