Russell

The appellant is a corporation engaged in conducting a factory for the manufacture of tin cans and other articles. Nora Russell, a minor, and employee, brings this action in the name of her guardian *529 ad litem for damages for personal injuries received. The jury found in her favor, and assessed the damages at the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars. The corporation appeals from the judgment and order denying a new trial.

The general facts to be considered may be briefly stated as follows: The plaintiff, a girl of. fourteen years, was an employee of the defendant, and upon the day of the accident, being the first day of her employment, was working for the defendant at its place of business in the city of San Francisco. Upon the premises there was a certain outhouse or water-closet provided for the use of employees. In connection with its business the defendant used and employed steam power, and had constructed and maintained an exhaust steampipe which ran into said closet, and discharged steam immediately beneath the place where persons using said outhouse or water-closet were in the habit of sitting. While the plaintiff was in the act of using said closet steam and hot…