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SOCASH v. ADDISON CRANE COMPANY

No. 18784.

346 F.2d 420 (1965)

Fay SOCASH, Administratrix of the Estate of William Socash, Deceased, Appellant, v. ADDISON CRANE COMPANY, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Allen A. Sperling, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Ross O'Donoghue, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Daniel W. O'Donoghue and George A. Fisher, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and BURGER and McGOWAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant's intestate died as a result of injuries received when a heavy steel jib fell from the boom of a crane which was engaged in hoisting a piece of machinery. The jib became detached when metal clips attached to cable wire slings holding the jib separated from the boom and struck decedent. There was evidence that this was an unsafe method of using the crane and an unsafe way of securing the jib to the boom and substantial contrary evidence that this...

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