Miller v. Republic Chemical Co.

Citations

• 251 Pa. 593
• 97 A. 73
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 510

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Ordinarily safe appliances — ■ Judgment for defendant.</p> <p>1. When an employer furnishes his employee with tools and appliances which though not the best possible, may, by ordinary care, be used without danger, he has discharged his duty and is not responsible for accidents.</p> <p>s 2. In an action for personal injuries received by an employee while unloading freight from freight cars, where the negligence charged was in failing to supply cranes or other appliances for unloading the cars, instead of iron straps for sliding the freight to the ground, but where it did not appear that the method employed was dangerous or unusual, although that suggested by plaintiff might have been safer, it was held error to submit the case to the jury and a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff was reversed and judgment was entered for the defendant.</p>