Rickert v. Stephens
Citations
- 133 Pa. 538
- 19 A. 410
- 1890 Pa. LEXIS 931
Syllabus
<p>In an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, charged to the negligence of defendants, the evidence failing to show that a boy, under 14 years of age, who neglected to signal the engineer, was incompetent therefor, or that the defendants were negligent in employing him, but disclosing, on the other hand, that the boy’s duties required no skill or judgment and had always been performed by boys, in the knowledge of the deceased, and that the latter was chargeable with contributory negligence, it was not error to enter judgment of nonsuit.</p>
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