Bridges v. Great Falls Manufacturing Co.

I. The plaintiff claims that his injuries were caused by the defendant’s negligent failure to provide a proper cable and. to maintain a suitable safety device. The defendant contends. that there was no evidence on which a jury could find that such injuries were due to its' negligence in either respect; that, on the other hand, both the breaking of the cable and the failure of the safety device to function were conclusively shown to have resulted from the plaintiff’s own negligent conduct. The denials of defendant’s motions ■for the withdrawal of issues, for a nonsuit and for a directed…