Zinkewitz v. Cramp

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 30
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 161

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Master and servant — Dangerous place of employment — Vice-principal—Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries, a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained where the evidence tended to show that at the time of the accident, plaintiff was required by the foreman to work directly under a platform upon which riveters were working; that it was possible for heavy tools to fall through the floor of or over the edge of, the platform; that plaintiff was injured by a heavy monkey wrench falling upon him from above; that the foreman had entire charge of the branch of the business in which plaintiff wás employed; that plaintiff had called the foreman’s attention to the danger of working under the platform; that the foreman had directed him to continue his work; and that in accordance with this order plaintiff continued his work and was injured.</p>