Barrett v. Young

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vroom, J.

The plaintiff in error, Joseph W. Young, was engaged in the wholesale coal business in the city of Camden and had in his employ Joseph S. BaTrett, the defendant in error, as driver of a coal wagon. The wagon was equipped with a gear used for elevating the body, known as the Radenhauser gear. The body of the wagon was elevated by the turning of a crank by the driver, and when run up was held in position by a piece of iron, called a dog, which fitted in the cog-wheel of the gear and held it in position.

There was some evidence that this wagon had…