Amato v. Galleja

Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of a sixteen-year-old infant and his father entered upon a jury verdict after trial.

The infant plaintiff sues- for damages for personal injuries, the amputation of the distal third and a portion of the middle third of his left ring finger, caused, it is claimed, by defendant’s alleged negligence. The injury was caused by a punching machine owned by defendant and located in his machine shop. Defendant and the infant’s employer had made arrangements whereby defendant rented the machine to the employer for an agreed price and the employer was to send…