Gropp v. Carnegie Steel Co.

Citations

• 4 Pa. Super. 621
• 1897 Pa. Super. LEXIS 177

Syllabus

<p>Master and servant — Defective machinery — Knowledge of the defect by p lainiiff— Binding instructions.</p> <p>In an action for injury resulting to an employee arising from the defective condition of the machine or apparatus about which the plaintiff was working, where the uncontradicted evidence shows that the plaintiff knew or ought to have known that it was defective and dangerous, and failed to report the condition of said apparatus to the defendant’s superintendent, the defendant is entitled to binding instructions.</p>