CAPITAL PRODUCTS v. ROMER

No. 14101.

252 F.2d 843 (1958)

CAPITAL PRODUCTS, Inc., Appellant, v. Paul T. ROMER, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Joseph Barse, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. H. Mason Welch, J. Harry Welch and Arthur V. Butler, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Foster Wood, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Samuel W. McCart and Robert F. Sutphin, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, a contractor, installed electrically controlled overhead doors for several District of Columbia Fire Department stations. A timing device, actuated by a pull cord, was set to hold the door open for exactly three minutes, thus giving the trucks time to depart. The pull cord was located at a point within reach of the "bucket seat" of the fireman who operated the rear wheel steering of the hook and ladder truck 60 feet long. Appellee, occupying...

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