Fisher Equipment Co. v. West

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellee, Mildred West, as administra-trix, recovered a verdict and judgment of $125,708 for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Carl West, due to the negligence of a crane operator employed by appellant, Fisher Equipment Company. As grounds for reversal appellant urges that: (1) Appellee is barred from recovering damages for her husband’s death because he was contributorily negligent as a matter of law; (2) appellant is not liable for the negligent act of the crane operator since he was the loaned servant of Klug Construction Company at the time of West’s death;…