Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Roger Williams Silver Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
This is an action by an employee against his employer to recover damages for a discharge, which defendant sought to justify on the ground that the plaintiff had been guilty of culpable negligence in conducting defendant’s business resulting in a substantial loss of property.
The plaintiff had a verdict, which necessarily involved a finding by the jury that he had not been negligent as charged. Upon appeal to this court we were of opinion that the undisputed evidence had clearly established the fact of plaintiff’s negligence and that the finding of the jury that he had not been…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. PalumboAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Getty v. Roger Williams Silver Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- People v. PalumboAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980