Simons v. Dole Valve Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Denis E. Sullivan

delivered the opinion of the court.

This cause came to this court on a petition for leave to appeal, which was granted, and the appeal perfected. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the trial court gave an instructed verdict and a judgment for costs was entered against the plaintiff, from which judgment this appeal is taken.

Plaintiff filed his claim to recover damages for injuries to his hand, which injuries he alleges were caused by a gate located on the premises of the defendant company. From a reading of the evidence it appears that the gate in…