Hook v. Consolidation Coal Co.

Although the plaintiff’s expert testified that it was unsafe to move more than four cars at a time with the cable, there is no evidence that the defendant or any of its employees had ever attempted to do so before the day of the accident.

The plaintiff does not charge the defendant with any fault in respect to premises, appliances, or associates in the work, nor does he claim that the defendant should have inspected the eyebolt in question. If there was any negligence on the part of the defendant, it must be found in the failure to make suitable regulations for the conduct of the work, and…