53 Ind. App. 397 | Ind. Ct. App. | 1912
Appellee was employed as a machinist in appellant’s factory. The answers to interrogatories show that he was a man of mature years and was experienced in doing the work in which he was engaged; that it was a part of the duty of appellee to sharpen the drills used by him, and that appellant supplied an emery wheel in the factory for the purpose of enabling him to sharpen his drills thereon; that the emery wheel so supplied was suitable for that purpose and appellee was required by the superintendent to use it; that appellee had, before that time, sharpened metal tools on emery wheels, and knew fully the danger incident to such work,
If the question is to be determined by an application of the doctrine of assumption of risk, a recovery by the servant must be denied in every case where it appears that the injury resulted from a known danger, unless the case falls within some of the recognized exceptions to the rule, regardless of the care exercised by the servant; but if it is to be determined by an application of the doctrine of eon-
In the ease of Florida Central, etc., R. Co., v. Mooney, supra, the court makes use of the following pertinent language: “If in the performance of his duties, two or more methods are open to him, and he has no instructions to pursue one in particular, he necessarily must choose between them, and he cannot be said to have been negligent if he in good faith adopts that which is more hazardous than another, provided the one pursued be one which reasonable and prudent persons would adopt under like circumstances. Any other rule would require the servant to be measured by the standard of very prudent persons, for only extremely cautious persons ordinarily adopt the least hazardous course where both are considered safe and appropriate. For this reason it cannot be held as a matter of law in all cases where a servant is injured while pursuing
The motion of appellant for a new trial was properly overruled.
Judgment affirmed.
Note. — Reported in 98 N. E. 424. See, also, under (1) 26 Cyc. 1392; (2). 26 Cyc. 1134; (3) 38 Cyc. 1926; (4) 38 Cyc. 1924; (5) 38 Cyc. 1928; (6) 26 Cyc. 1513; 38 Cyc. 1927; (7) 26 Cyc. 1257; (8) 26 Cyc. 1180, 1196; (9) 26 Cyc. 1177; (10) 26 Cyc. 1231; (11) 29 Cyc. 640; (12) 26 Cyc. 3258; (13) 26 Cyc. 1180; (14) 26 Cyc. 1272, 1513; (15) 20 Cyc. 1088; (16) 26 Cyc. 1259; (17) 26 Cyc. 1442; (18) 29 Cyc. 815, 836; 38 Cyc. 1924; (19) 29 Cyc. 532; (20) 38 Cyc. 1688; (21) 38 Cyc. 1711; (22 ) 26 Cyc. 1441. As to contributory negligence as a question for the jury, see 8 Am. St. 849. As to assumption by servant of risk of employment, see 131 Am. St. 437. As to master’s duty to furnish servant safe means and appliances to work with, see 92 Am. Dee. 213; 21 Am. Rep. 579. On the question of servant’s assumption of risk of being injured by dust or splinters caused by the progress of the work, see 25 L. R. A. (N. S.) 364. As to servant’s assumption of risk of injury by splinters flying off hammers, chisels, punches and similar tools, see 30 L. R. A. (N. S. ) 800. For assumption of obvious risks of hazardous employment, see 1 L. R. A. (N. S.) 272.