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Atia V. Rosenbaum, Zvi Berinson, David Goitein, Moshe Landau
Atia V. Rosenbaum, Zvi Berinson, David Goitein, Moshe Landau
Translated Opinions
The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to work an electrically-driven wool-teasing machine. On January 17, 1951 the plaintiff was cleaning the machine when his hand got caught and, before it could be released, was seriously injured. The plaintiff sued the defendant for damages for negligence and breach of the statutory duty to fence securely every dangerous part of any machinery or to provide the other safety measures set out in s. 18(1) of the Factories Ordinance, 1946.1)
The Court of first instance, in dismissing the claim, held that there had been no breach of statutory duty because the …
Agency -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, Merton L. Ferson
Agency -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, Merton L. Ferson
Vanderbilt Law Review
Scope of Employment: In the case of McKinnon v. Michaud,- it appeared that Mrs. McKinnon was in the business of distributing petroleum products wholesale. Her servant, Nickson, made delivery of gasoline to a service station, put the nozzle from his truck into the retailer's tank and then carelessly allowed the tank to overflow. Nickson then enhanced the danger by throwing water on the gasoline with the result that it splashed onto an open stove and caused an extensive fire that damaged the plaintiff. Mrs. McKinnon was held liable. The court did not decide whether Nickson's act of throwing water on …
Labor Law--Ambulatory Employer--Picketing, R. L. D.
Labor Law--Ambulatory Employer--Picketing, R. L. D.
West Virginia Law Review
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Workmen's Compensation - Injuries At Home Arising Out Of And In The Course Of Employment, Arthur M. Wisehart S.Ed.
Workmen's Compensation - Injuries At Home Arising Out Of And In The Course Of Employment, Arthur M. Wisehart S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff was employed as defendant's bookkeeper. With the consent of the employer, she had done all of the bookkeeping at home for several years. As she was about to start her work one night, plaintiff discovered that her husband's oily rifle was lying on the couch where she usually sat. In picking up the rifle to move it to its proper place in the closet, plaintiff accidentally fired the gun, causing an injury which resulted in the amputation of her left thumb. The lower court decided that the injury was one arising out of and in the course of plaintiff's …