Laundry v. Travelers Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Holland Laundry, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 29th day of June, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day, denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
The plaintiff employed a servant under the age of sixteen years. Upon the sole ground that the employment was illegal, she obtained a judgment against it for personal injury, which plaintiff paid. Plaintiff now seeks to recover the same from the defendant, who had insured the plaintiff against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law for damages on account of such injuries, except those “ caused or sustained by any person employed by the Assured in violation of law as to age.” The plaintiff urges that defendant, by assuming the control of the action and continuing it after…
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