Peterson v. Elk Tanning Co.

Citations

• 228 Pa. 434
• 77 A. 627
• 1910 Pa. LEXIS 503

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action by an employee against Ms employer to recover damages for personal injuries, the question of the plaintiff’s contributory negligence is for the jury where the evidence tends to show that the plaintiff was ordered to work in the near vicinity of moving macMnery without a guard around it, and that he had not been warned of the danger or given any instructions as to the macMnery.</p>