Lakehead Constructors, Inc. v. Roger Sheehy Co.

Todd, Justice.

Plaintiff, Lakehead Constructors, Inc., appeals from judgment entered pursuant to a directed verdict denying its claim for damages to an air compressor, which for purposes of this appeal is deemed to have been bailed to defendant, Roger Sheehy Company. Plaintiff claims the issue of the bailee’s negligence should have been determined by a jury and not determined by the court. We affirm.

The facts pertinent to the disposition of the issue raised on this appeal may be briefly summarized. Plaintiff leased an air compressor to third-party defendant, Premier Electric Construction…