Donohue v. U. S. Hoffman Machine Corp.

Plaintiff’s claim for damages from the defendant is predicated on the theory of negligence.

The facts testified to are substantially as follows: On the day when the accident occurred, the plaintiff, while on First avenue near Eleventh street, about eight or ten feet from the building line, was struck by a piece of metal, causing injuries to the right side of her head. The defendant at that time was engaged in hoisting machinery to an upper part of the building, using rope in the operation. The rope broke, and the machine fell to the ground, and in falling struck some railing near the house and…