90 Neb. 470 | Neb. | 1911
The plaintiff was employed by the defendant in its butter factory in Omaha. He was injured by the explosion of a steam trap, and brought this action to recover damages. The jury rendered a verdict in Ms favor for $3,000, and from the judgment entered thereon the defendant has appealed.
The defendant, in the manufacture and sale of butter and ice cream, occupied a three-story building with basement, and employed an engineer, fireman, butter-makers and other workmen. The plaintiff was employed in what was called a “churn room.” The accident complained of occurred in what was called the “boiler room.” In this latter room there is a trap or basin which is connected with cast iron pipes with the boiler, and also by similar pipes with the public sewer. It is used for “draining or blowing off the boiler.” In so using it, the engineer opens the valves in the boiler and permits the steam and water to pass into the pipe, and thence to the
We have not found any sufficient error in the record requiring reversal, and the judgment of the district court is
Affirmed.