Law v. Bryant Asphaltic Paving Co.

The defendant, as contractor, was engaged in laying á pavement on one of the streets of Fort Dodge. As a part of its equipment in the performance of the work, it made use of a machine or device known as a concrete mixer, which was operated by steam power. The machine was provided with a boom, or lifting beam, on the outer end of which was fitted a hopper or “skip.” When lowered to the ground, the skip was filled with materials for the mixture, then lifted to a position from which the contents were discharged into the mixing drum. The engineer operating the'machine stood in a position where he…