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TAYLOR v. CRANE RENTAL COMPANY

No. 14118.

254 F.2d 350 (1958)

Raymond TAYLOR and Mamie Taylor, Appellants, v. CRANE RENTAL COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1958.

Petition for Rehearing Denied May 13, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dorsey K. Offutt, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. David F. Smith, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Paul R. Connolly, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John J. Ross, III, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Jeremiah C. Collins, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before PRETTYMAN, WASHINGTON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Raymond Taylor was injured when a heavy 16-inch metal pipe fell in the process of being lifted by a crane boom, and he relies on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, there being no evidence of negligence on the part of appellee. While the object which caused the injury, the pipe, was known, the precise cause of the accident was unknown, and there were several plausible alternative possibilities, some of which were not within the exclusive control...

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