Kane Boiler Works, Inc. v. Wood

MON1TEITH, Chief Justice.

Appellee, Mrs. Bertha Wood, the surviving widow of Ralph Wood, deceased, brought this action for the recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained by her as a result of the negligence of appellant, Kane Boiler Works, Inc., in submitting to Ralph Wood for inspection pipe alleged to have been defective and a defective machine with which to test it, which resulted in his death. Intervenor, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, who had carried compensation insurance for Ralph Wood’s employer, sought recovery of the benefits it had paid Mrs. Wood for the death of her…