Converse Bridge Co. v. Grizzle

delivered tbe opinion of tlie Court.

The plaintiff below recovered a verdict and judgment against the bridge company for the sum of |5.000 as damages for the negligent killing of her husband, George W. Grizzle. The company appealed and has assigned errors.

The cause of action álleged in the declaration was that the defendant company was engaged in the business of making steel bridges, and in the conduct of its business employed a derrick, constructed for the main part of wood, located just outside of a shed, and used in hoisting, handling, and moving heavy material. It is then alleged that the…