Kinney v. Corbin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Kinney v. Corbin, 132 Pa. 341 (Pa. 1890)
19 A. 141; 1890 Pa. LEXIS 818
Clark, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett, Williams

Kinney v. Corbin

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

The negligence in this case was not that of the defendant company, but of Missimer, the boss or foreman, under whom the plaintiff was working, and who was, under all our cases, a fellow-workman. This was of itself sufficient to justify the learned judge below in entering a judgment of nonsuit. Aside from this, he makes out, upon the uncontradicted testimony, a very strong case of contributory negligence.

Judgment affirmed.

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Full Case Name
PATRICK KINNEY v. AUSTIN CORBIN
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2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
A railroad laborer, injured by the breaking of a chain which the foreman of the gang required them to use when he knew it was defective, cannot recover therefor from the railroad company, the negligence being that of the foreman, the fellow-servant of the plaintiff.