Meyers v. Moorehead, Bros. & Co.

Citations

• 28 Pa. Super. 503
• 1905 Pa. Super. LEXIS 233

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Dangerous appliances.</p> <p>Whilst it is true that the measure of responsibility by an employer to his employee is negligence and not danger, yet it is possible to show negligence by the maintenance of dangerous conditions under which the employee labors or renders service.</p> <p>Negligence — Master and servant — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>An experienced millwright cannot recover damages from his master for personal injuries where it appears that of his own accord, he undertook to do the work at which he was injured, at an unusual time and place, with an unusual tool, and in an unusual manner, while he could have done the work -under proper conditions and with proper facilities furnished by his employer.</p>