Pyne v. . Cazenovia Canning Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 19, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCollin, J.
The action is, servant against master, to recover damages for the alleged negligence of the defendant in permitting a belt to so hang from a revolving shaft as to cause personal injuries to the plaintiff. The Appellate Division by a decision not unanimous affirmed the judgment consequent upon the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff. If there was no evidence that tended to support the verdict, the submission of the case to the jury was error. (Heskell v. Auburn L., H. & P. Co., 209 N. Y. 86.)
The facts determinative of the question presented to us, as the jury might have found them,…
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- Kern v. DeCastro & Donner Sugar Refining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Gosney v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Paul v. . Consolidated Fireworks Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
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