Snyder v. Union Drawn Steel Co.

Citations

• 251 Pa. 451
• 96 A. 1033
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 484

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Elevators—Contributory negligence — Judgment for defendant n. o. v.</p> <p>In an action against an employer to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by an employee while working about an elevator, where it appeared that the elevator stuck in the shaft at an upper floor, and that while plaintiff was endeavoring to pry it loose, with one foot on the platform of the elevator and the other on the floor of the building, the elevator suddenly dropped carrying plaintiff with it, and it further appeared from plaintiff’s testimony that at the time of the accident, he was aware of the risk that he was running, he was guilty of contributory negligence precluding his recovery.</p>