Wolf v. American Tract Society
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Motion by the plaintiff, Conrad Wolf, for. new trial, made upon a case containing exceptions, ordered to be heard at the Appellate Division in the first instance upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term. The action was brought to' recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The plaintiff on March 25,1895, was a truck driver and had gone with a load of pipe to Spruce street, New York, near the corner of Nassau street, where a large structural steel building, twenty-three stories in height, was in process of construction. While unloading his truck, which was standing on Spruce street, he was struck on the head by a brick and seriously injured. For the damage resulting from the injury he brings this action against the American Tract Society, the owner of the lot, and John Downey, who had a contract with the society, and against the Webers, who had a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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