Hoffman v. Solvay Process Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Action by Jacob Hoffman against the Solvay Process Company. E. J. Page and Louis L. Waters, for appellant. P. J. Ryan, for respondent.
1DissentAdams, J.
The scaffold or platform upon which the plaintiff was at work at the time of the accident was an ordinary contrivance, and there is no dispute whatever as to its character. It consisted simply of two planks, one end of which rested upon a wooden horse, and the other upon a narrow cleat attached to the window casing. The planks were not nailed or fastened at either end, and this fact was perfectly patent to the most casual observer. Shortly after the plaintiff mounted the platform, the weight of the two persons thereon caused it to sag in the center, in consequence of which the end towards the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Benzing v. . Steinway and SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Weston v. . City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Shaw v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Dieboldt v. United States Baking Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893