Gulla v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.

Citations

• 28 Pa. Super. 11
• 1905 Pa. Super. LEXIS 123

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Mining company — Master and servant — Guard rail — Act of June 2, 1891, P. L. 176.</p> <p>A mining corporation which neglects to provide a guard rail for a dangerous platform, as provided by the Act of June 2, 1891, P. L. 176, is liable in damages for the death of an employee who is killed while on the platform in pursuance of orders from the mine foreman, and while engaged in the performance of his work.</p> <p>Negligence — Death—Damages—Parent and child — ‘Act of June 2, 1891.</p> <p>Under the Act of June 2, 1891, a woman is entitled to damages for the negligent killing of her minor son, although she may at the time of the accident have been married a second time, and the son may have been living with his mother and stepfather.</p> <p>The wages of a minor boy, killed by the negligent conduct of another, may be considered in ascertaining the value of his life to his parents. Such evidence is strong but not conclusive evidence of the boy’s earning capacity.</p>