Case Name: Hejnicki v. The Willys-Overland Co.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1922-05-23
Citations: 105 Ohio St. 644
Docket Number: No. 17305
Parties: Hejnicki v. The Willys-Overland Co.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Johnson, Hough, Wanamaker, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 105
Pages: 644–645

Head Matter:
Hejnicki v. The Willys-Overland Co.
Negligence — Directed verdict — Failure of proof — Want of knowledge of perils — Inhaling fumes from metals.
(No. 17305
Decided May 23, 1922.)
Error to the Court of Appeals of Lucas county,
Mr. James Harrington Boyd, for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. Tyler, Northup & McMahon, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
It is ordered and adjudged by this court, that the judgment of the said court of appeals be, and the same is hereby, affirmed.
The plaintiff below sued to recover damages for injuries which he claims to have sustained as a result of breathing dust and fumes of brass and zinc while engaged as an employe of defendant. It is necessary only to observe that no evidence whatever was adduced showing, or tending to show, that plaintiff did not know of the conditions surrounding his employment and the probable effect thereof upon him if he continued in such employment. In view of the failure to meet such requirement and conform to the rule of long standing and frequent application stated in Coal <& Car Co. v. Norman, 49 Ohio St., 598, it is unnecessary to consider other questions presented by the record. That failure furnished ample ground for the action of the trial court in directing a verdict in favor of the defendant, and the affirmance by the court of appeals.
Judgment affirmed.
Marshall, C. J., Johnson, Hough, Wanamaker, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.