Cooper v. Anderson

For the sake of convenience the plaintiff in error will be referred to as the plaintiff and the defendants in error as the defendants, the parties having occupied those respective positions in the trial court.

The initial question for decision is whether the alleged conduct of the defendants, if both were responsible for the installation and operation of the fan, amounted to actionable negligence.

The question is comprehensive; it invokes consideration of the degree of care owed by the defendants to the plaintiff, whether that duty was violated, and whether the violation proximately caused the…