Van Wie v. C. M. Gridley & Son, Inc.

The plaintiff-respondent was in the general employ of Cartwright & Morrison, Inc., the third-party defendant, mentioned hereafter as Cartwright. The status of Cartwright as third-party defendant is not pertinent to the order under review, the issue is between the plaintiff-respondent and the defendant-appellant C. M. Gridley & Son, Inc. Cartwright hired from the defendant a crane together with an operator and an oiler. The plaintiff sustained injuries through the alleged negligent operation of the defendant’s crane by the defendant’s crane operator. The defendant applied for leave to serve an…