Summary
In Shaw v. Sheldon, 103 N.Y. 667, the injured party, a foreman, a skilled workman, having full knowledge of the situation and the dangers surrounding him, fell into the rollers of a machine, and the court held that he assumed the risk of his employment.
Summary of this case from Slacer v. Field Engineering CompanyOpinion
Argued October 8, 1886
Decided November 23, 1886
Richard C. Steel and C.D. Adams for appellants.
Louis Marshall for respondent.
Per Curiam mem. for reversal.
RAPALLO, ANDREWS, MILLER and EARL, JJ., concur; RUGER, Ch. J., FINCH and DANFORTH, JJ., dissent.
Judgment reversed.