Fernandez v. American Bridge Co.

Defendant has appealed from a judgment against it for $40,000 which followed a verdict in favor of plaintiff for that amount as damages for personal injuries which he sustained in an accident attributed to the negligence of employees of defendant. Appellant urges as grounds for reversal that the evidence is insufficient to prove negligence on its part, and that the court erred in instructing the jury.

Considering the evidence in the light most favorable to respondent as perforce we must do, the following facts are established.

The American Bridge Company had a contract with the United States…