Foose v. Hawley Corp.

Maxwell, President:

This is a writ of error to a judgment, based on verdict, for $900.00.

The plaintiff alleged in his declaration and offered evidence tending to prove that a left inguinal hernia of which he is suffering is the result of a mishap which occurred May 28, 1935, in a passenger elevator owned and operated by the defendant, The Hawley Corporation, in its large office building in the City of Wheeling. The Otis Elevator Company was originally a party defendant to the action, but the trial court dismissed that company, on its motion, from the proceeding.

At the time of the mishap, the…