Cronin v. Russel Wheel & Foundry Co.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for damages sustained by him, claimed to be caused by being furnished an unsafe instrument with which to work in a dangerous place. The trial court directed a verdict for defendant. The sole question is whether it should have been submitted to the jury.

The defendant company was engaged in constructing for the Detroit Gas Works an apparatus for hoisting coal out of vessels at the dock and unloading it. The plaintiff had been in the employ of defendant for two months before he was injured. He had worked for it prior to his last…