Andrew Probst, Respondent v. Addison H. Delamater, Appellant

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that the master was liable for negligence in failing to exercise reasonable care in selecting and maintaining the hoisting equipment, that evidence of the engineer's intoxication was admissible to show incompetence, and that the jury instruction regarding the defendant's entitlement to doubt was erroneous. The Court also clarified that the master’s duty is satisfied by reasonable care and does not extend to defects that could not be discovered by proper inspection.