Sullivan v. Hanover Cordage Co.

Citations

• 222 Pa. 40
• 70 A. 909
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 655

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Minors—Oiling machinery in motion — Contributory negligence — Act of May 2, 1905, P. L. 352.</p> <p>Under the Act of May 2, 1905, P. L. 352, a boy under the statutory age, employed to clean or oil machinery while in motion, is not chargeable with contributory negligence, or with having assumed the risks of employment in such occupation; and this is the case whether the attempt to clean is made when the machine is in motion for the purpose of operation, or whether it is in motion for the purpose of cleaning, if in point of fact the motion is of the same dangerous character in both instances. It is for the jury to determine whether at the time of the injury, the machine was in dangerous motion.</p>