Tourte
Tourte v. Horton Manufacturing Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Nourse, J.
Plaintiff sued for injuries arising out of the operation of a Horton washing-machine and wringer. The cause was tried before a jury and, at the close of plaintiff’s case, the trial judge granted a nonsuit. The plaintiff appeals on typewritten transcripts. Washer Wilson, Inc., was the only defendant served with process, hence the appeal relates to the interest of that party only.
Washer Wilson, Inc., was engaged in the business of selling the Horton washer with wringer attached and with the consent of appellant left a machine at her house, for trial. Prior thereto an agent of respondent explained to appellant how the machine worked and advised her to call upon two of her neighbors who had purchased these machines and that these neighbors would show her how to operate the washer. This she did and when the machine was left at her home she set it up and operated it for about an hour when her right hand caught in the rollers of the wringer and was injured. The machine was provided with two “safety” devices to avoid such injuries—a release lever and a gear shift. The appellant testified that she used both of these during the hour she was operating the washer and that they worked…