Ligon v. John A. Beck Salt Co.

Citations

• 43 Pa. Super. 583
• 1910 Pa. Super. LEXIS 99

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Elevator—Evidence.</p> <p>In an action by an employee against an employer to recover damages for injuries resulting from a fall from an elevator, the case is for the jury and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained where it appears that the plaintiff on the morning of the accident reported the elevator to be out of repair to the defendant’s general superintendent and manager who hired and discharged men and supervised the general operation of the plant, and that the superintendent after an examination of the elevator told the plaintiff “Go ahead, that it was all right,” and that the plaintiff in pursuance of this direction went on to the elevator and was injured.</p>