Wholeben v. Warren Mica Lubricant Co.

Citations

• 203 Pa. 234
• 52 A. 203
• 1902 Pa. LEXIS 695

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Defective machinery— Conflict of evidence — Question for jury.</p> <p>In an action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff while he was working at a machine, the plaintiff alleged that the machinery was not properly secured, and that while attempting, under specific instructions, to remove a belt from a main shaft, the countershaft gave way, and his hand was drawn in between the belt and pulley and injured. The defendant company denied giving any directions to throw off the belt by hand, and the evidence on its part tended’ to show that the countershaft was secured in the usual way, and that a mechanical clutch was provided for stopping part of the machinery, to permit of changing the belt in safety. Held, that a verdict and judgment for defendant should be sustained.</p>