149 Mass. 258 | Mass. | 1889
We think that it appears, from the testimony of the plaintiff himself, that the danger of getting caught in the gearing was obvious, and that he well understood what this danger was and how it was to be avoided, and that it was from his own want of care that he was injured. See Sullivan v. India Manuf. Co. 113 Mass. 396; Rock v. Indian Orchard Mills, 142 Mass. 522; Gilbert v. Guild, 144 Mass. 601; Ciriack v. Merchants' Woolen Co. 146 Mass. 182.
It is unnecessary to decide whether the presiding justice could or could not properly have permitted the plaintiff to work the machine in the presence of the jury for the purpose of showing that he had not sufficient strength to work it. It does not
Exceptions overruled.