Ballard v. Leonard Brothers Transport Co., Inc.

HENRY I. EAGER, Special Commissioner.

This is an action for damages arising out of personal injuries to plaintiff Joseph H. Ballard. In the first count he seeks his own damages; in the second, his wife seeks damages for loss of society and consortium. They appeal from an adverse judgment. The negligence alleged was in the furnishing by defendant for plaintiff’s use (and we refer as such to the husband) of a commercial trailer with a defective floor, causing plaintiff to step through a hole in the floor while loading it. The details of the alleged negligence and of the injuries are immaterial…