McEwen v. Hoopes

Citations

• 175 Pa. 237
• 34 A. 623
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1240

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Infant—Dangerous machine — Gleaning machine in motion.</p> <p>In an action by a boy fifteen years and four months old against his employers to recover damages for personal injuries, the direction of a verdict for defendants by the court is proper where the testimony shows that plaintiff was injured while cleaning a dangerous machine when it was in motion; that notices were posted in all parts of the factory that “ machinery must not be cleaned while in motion; ” and where the evidence further shows the admission of plaintiff that he knew that it was against the rules of the establishment to clean the machine while it was in motion.</p>