Sherry v. Hughes

Citations

• 256 Pa. 505
• 100 A. 963
• 1917 Pa. LEXIS 645

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Safe place to work — Bark aisle —Broken- glass — Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action by an employee to recover damages from his employer for injuries sustained in consequence of coming in contact with broken glass in a dark aisle in defendant’s establishment, the ease is for the jury and a verdict for the plaintiff will be sustained where it appears that plaintiff was compelled to go through the aisle in obedience to an order of his foreman, who had placed the glass in the aisle without plaintiff’s knowledge.</p>