Stiles v. Cambria Steel Co.

Citations

• 273 Pa. 224
• 116 A. 810
• 1922 Pa. LEXIS 551

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Injury to employee of independent contractor — Evidence.</p> <p>Where an independent contractor removes a permanent bumper and constructs a temporary one of ties, and an engine operated by a steel company owning the tracks, strikes the bumper, and the ties fall upon and injure an employee of the contractor, such employee is not entitled to recover from the steel company, where there is no evidence that defendant participated.in or gave its permission for the building of the temporary bumper, and there is no evidence that the engine was operated negligently, wantonly or wilfully.</p>