Styles v. F. R. Long Co.

*414The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Pitney, J.

The action was in tort, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while crossing a temporary foot-bridge alleged to have been erected, controlled and maintained by the defendant over the Passaic river, at Main street, in Paterson.

The verdict and judgment were for the plaintiff. The assignment of errors relates solely to the proceedings at the trial.

From the bill of exceptions it appears that the plaintiff introduced in evidence a contract, under seal, made before the occurrence in question, between the defendant and…