Lowry v. Baldwin Locomotive Works

Citations

• 253 Pa. 87
• 97 A. 1049
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 787

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Cranes — Contributory negligence — Binding instructions.</p> <p>Where in an action against a locomotive works to recover damages for injuries sustained by an employee while painting a girder, at an elevation of twenty feet from the floor of the foundry, it appeared that plaintiff had placed his hand over the track of a traveling crane to steady himself, and that the crane ran over his hand and crushed it, and there was evidence that plaintiff knew that the tracks were in constant use, and that the foundry was in full operation at the time of the accident, he was guilty of contributory negligence and the court should have directed a verdict for defendant.</p>