Burrows v. Livingston-Niagara Power Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, P. J.
The defendant was engaged in furnishing electric power to the Ebsary Gypsum Company, by which the plaintiff’s intestate was employed. He threw an iron pipe from a third-story window which came into contact with the defendant’s uninsulated power line and he received a shock which caused his death. This action was brought to recover damages because of the defendant’s negligence.
To my mind a mere statement of the fact that the defendant constructed and maintained a naked, high power line, carrying 11,000 volts of electricity, along the side of a factory, less than four feet from the building on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Braun v. . Buffalo General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Adams v. . BullockNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Lilly v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- City of Henderson v. AshbyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Horning v. Hudson River Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Scott v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1934
- McCormick v. Great Western Power Co.California Supreme Court · 1932
- Miner v. Long Island Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Parnell v. Holland Furnace Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Albert Banks v. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, and Ninnie Brothers, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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