Dingley v. Star Knitting Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made December 12,1890, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a nonsuit at Circuit. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as materia], are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The action was to recover for the loss of service to plaintiff of his minor son, occasioned by an injury to him which plaintiff alleges to have been due to the negligence of the defendant.
At the time of the accident the defendant operated a knitting mill in which plaintiff’s son, then about fifteen years of age was employed.
He had charge of the running of seven second breakers, sometimes called cards, operated by water power. A line of shafting extending along one side of the building, was connected with the card by a belt, which ran on a tight pulley when it was desired to keep the card in…
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