Western Furniture & Manufacturing Co. v. Bloom

Citations

• 76 Kan. 127
• 90 P. 821
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 225

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Master and Servant — Action under Factory Act — Assumption of Bisk Not a Defense. In an action brought by an employee against his employer to recover damages for injuries received on account of the failure of the latter to comply with the provisions of the “factory act” (Laws 1903, ch. 356), requiring manufacturers safely to guard their machinery for the purpose of protecting their employees, assumption of risk is not available as % defense.</p>