Trial Term dismissed the complaint on the grounds that plaintiffs were guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and that they failed to prove a prima facie case. Plaintiff Bass, fellow employee, and president of the corporation which employed the coplaintiffs, testified that the accident was caused by the removal of the agitator shaft which had supported the lid, and the removal of several staves, which weakened the tank's sides, for which plaintiffs were responsible...
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