Cooper v. Fleischman

The pbin was injured by a fall occasioned by the breaking c; ladder. The plaintiff under the issues raised by the ‘sn plaint was required to show that at the time of tike ¡- .ecident he was in the defendant’s employ, and that the accident occurred through defendant’s negligence. The jury rendered a b ff-vor, after a fair and full charge by the trial justice. ^Thereafter the trial justice set aside the verdict upon fhe ground that it was against the weight of evidence.

Upon the first issue, the plaintiff testified that the defendant engaged him personally; that the defendant never disclosed…