Cammisa v. Zone Oil Trucking Corp.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of the jury. Plaintiff, an employee of the Paragon Oil Company, suffered serious injuries when a boom, attached to a crane truck, fell upon him. The crane and truck were owned by defendant Zone Oil Trucking Corp., and, at the time of the accident, were operated by the individual defendant Maffetone. The boom fell when the operator found it necessary to lower it so that it would pass under a crossbeam which extended over a gateway leading from the yard where…