Maki v. Isle Royale Copper Co.

The plaintiff received injuries as the result of an accident while in the employ of the de*625fendant, and the question here involved is how the accident occurred and whether it can be said to be attributable to the negligence of the defendant. The learned trial judge, at the close of plaintiff’s proofs, directed a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the proofs were insufficient to show any negligence on the part of the defendant, and also that the negligent act which the plaintiff assumed there was sufficient evidence to support to require its submission to the jury was the act of…