Rae v. California Equipment Co.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the defendant following the granting of the latter’s motion for nonsuit. The action is one for damages for personal injuries.

It appears that shortly prior to the accident which gave rise to the plaintiff’s injuries, the defendant, in the usual course of business, rented an electric hoist machine to the Fox Film Corporation by whom the plaintiff was employed as an actor. Defendant’s salesmanager was informed that the hoist machine would be required to carry a load of approximately 2,500 or 3,000 pounds. The Fox Film Corporation by means of…