Gutley v. Huron Stevedoring Corp.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff when a lift machine, alleged to be owned and controlled by defendant, was negligently operated, causing a motor, contained in a box, which was being unloaded from a truck and onto a pallet, to fall on plaintiff’s hand, plaintiff moved to examine defendant before trial, by a person having knowledge of the facts, as to ownership and control, and as to the facts and circumstances relevant to the accident. Defendant opposed the examination with respect to the facts and circumstances, on the ground that the person having…