Mellon v. Victor Talking Machine Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GARRISON, J.

The defendant in error was injured while working upon one of the presses of the plaintiff in error by the dropping of the upper die upon her hand. The negligence attributed to the master was the looseness of the belt that operated the top die. The plaintiff, the sole witness to the accident, testified to the looseness of the belt, and that “it was the looseness of the belt that caused the trouble.” Her counsel, in their brief, contend that “the jury must say whether the slipping of the belt contributed to the fall of'the press.” Counsel for…