Central R. v. Peluso

(after stating the facts as above). The verdict of the jury must be regarded as having settled certain essential facts fully disclosed by the testimony, i. e.: (1) That the complete break in the center of the boom caused the crane to overturn and thus carry Peluso to his death by drowning; (2) that the side of the coal car was not caught by the lips of the bucket; and (3) that Peluso did not do anything which contributed directly or indirectly to the chain of events which ended with his death.

Thus the complete break in the center of the boom was the proximate cause of death. That this break…