Jones v. John Kroder & Henry Reubel Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The John Kroder and Henry R'eubel Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff; entered in the office of the clerk' of the comity of Kings on the 4th day of March, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury for $2,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of March, 1903, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
The action is by a servant against master. The servant complains that the master was careless and negligent, in putting him at work on a steam power press when the master knew at the time *141that it was out of order and defective, in failing to inspect properly the press or to keep it in repair, and in failing to furnish safe "and proper materials and appliances. The plaintiff recovered. I advise 'that the judgment be reversed, and that a new trial be granted for an error in the instructions to the jury. The learned counsel for the appellant asked the court to charge that there was no…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Storey v. . BrennanNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
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- Dean v. Tarrytown, White Plains & Mamaroneck RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906