Lavia v. Kountz Bros.

Citations

• 31 Pa. Super. 481
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 241

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Dangerous explosive — Instruction as to work.</p> <p>Where a common workman, without any scientific knowledge of explosives, is set to work by his employer in disentangling and straightening wires connected with dangerous explosive caps used in quarrying, and is given no warning of danger, and no instructions as to how to do the work, and is injured by an explosion in the course of his work, the employer is liable for the injuries sustained.</p>