Hackett v. Masterson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, Nassau County. Action by Peter B. Hackett against William H. Masterson. From an order setting aside the verdict of a jury, and from a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtJenks, J.
This is an action for negligence by servant against master. The servant was at work laying a pipe line. A pipe was raised by a derrick, and a rope sling was attached by a hook to a railroad rail, which had been put through the pipe to be laid extending into the pipe then in place. After the pipe was raised, something gave way, and the plaintiff was struck and injured by the end of the rail over which he was standing in the inside of the pipe, then in position. The plaintiff complains that the hook was improper, and therefore slipped and gave way, and that such hoisting apparatus, with such…
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- Peggo v. DinanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- O'Connall v. Thompson-Starrett Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Flet v. Hunter Arms Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
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