Walter D. Watson & Co. v. Graves Elevator Co.

Cochrane, P. J.:

Plaintiff was erecting at No. 11 Central avenue in the city of Albany a five-story building to be used as an automobile salesroom and garage. It contracted with the defendant for the sum of $4,000 to install in the building an automobile freight elevator. The plaintiff was to prepare a suitable shaft or hatchway for the elevator, prepare a place for the machinery, make a pit in the bottom of the hatch, and remove all obstructions which might interfere with the installation of the elevator. The defendant agreed to complete the installation three weeks after the hatchway was in…