Rucinski v. Cohn

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment in the court below for damages caused by the death of her husband, who was struck and killed by the fall of a large bucket weighing more than 600 pounds forming part of the equipment of a railroad crane, engaged in dismantling a coke plant; she averred the crane was being operated by an employee of defendants, A. H. Cohn & Son.

Defendants, appealing to us to set aside the recovery against them, contend that on the day of the accident, and for several days prior thereto, they had not operated the crane, but that it was…