Sheridan v. Gray's Ferry Abattoir Co.

Citations

• 214 Pa. 115
• 63 A. 418
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 607

Syllabus

<p>Appeals — Assignments of error — Evidence.</p> <p>Assignments of error relating to the rejection of testimony will not be considered where the offers and the ruling of the court thereon are not set out.</p> <p>Negligence — Master and servant — Evidence.</p> <p>In an action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff getting his foot into a pit of hot oil and water, binding instructions for defendant are proper where the evidence shows that plaintiff was familiar with the room where the accident occurred, that the pit was covered with boards over which the plaintiff walked a number of limes each night, that there was nothing to show that the boards were decayed or out of repair, that the room was well lighted, and that it did not clearly appear how the plaintiff got his foot in the pit.</p>