Long v. Pughsley

Citations

• 80 Fla. 278
• 85 So. 664

Syllabus

<p>PERSONAL INJURY ACTIONS — PATENT DANGERS INCIDENT TO WORK NOT NECESSARY TO BE POINTED OUT TO ADULT EMPLOYEE — EMPLOYER NOT AN INSURER OF EMPLOYEE AGAINST INJURIES RESULTING TO LATTER SOLELY FROM LATTER’S OWN CARELESSNESS AND NEGLIGENCE AND FROM NO OTHER PROXIMATE CAUSE.</p> <p>1. Where all of the dangers incident to the performance of any kind of work are so obvious, patent, open and plain to any mentally normal adult, that no information, cautions or instructions with reference thereto are necessary to be given to the adult employee doing such work to acquaint him therewith, it is not actionable negligence if the employer fails to give such cautions, information and instructions.</p> <p>2. The employer is not an insurer of his employee against injuries resulting to the latter solely from the latter’s own carelessness and negligence and from no other proximate cause.</p>