Warburton v. N. B. Thayer Co.

The defendants manufactured shoes at East Rochester. The plaintiff was employed by them as a stitcher and was injured in consequence of her dress being caught upon a shaft revolving under the bench at which she worked. One ground of negligence was the absence of a skirt-guard or board. Subject to exception, the plaintiff was permitted to offer evidence that skirt-boards were generally provided in the factory. The order was, Exception overruled.