Martin v. King Riding Device Co.

Plaintiff James L. Martin was a passenger in an amusement park ride known as the “Comet” operated by the defendant King Riding *482Device Co., Inc. Comet passengers rode in open gondolas. Each gondola was suspended by 4 cables, 2 at the front and 2 at the rear of the gondola, from a steel arm emanating from a center pole which when activated spun the gondolas in a wide are a number of feet above the ground.

"While the plaintiff was thus being spun around, one of the cables attached to his gondola broke, and moments later 2 others snapped, leaving the gondola attached by one cable as it continued…