Orr v. William J. Burns International Detective Agency

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

Plaintiff was shot by an employee of the William J. Burns International Detective Agency, and sued that company and Moore & McCormack Co., Inc., for damages. A nonsuit was entered in favor of the latter, with out objection by any of the parties, and that defendant is no longer in the case. Plaintiff recovered a verdict against the Burns Agency, which now appeals from a refusal of the court below to sustain its motion for judgment n. o. v. It offered no testimony at the trial, choosing to rely upon its contention that its employee who did the shooting was not shown…