Dahl v. Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Robins Dry Dock and Repair Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 1st day of May, 1922, upon the verdict of a jury for $17,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 10th day of May, 1922, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, J.:
The complaint alleges a cause of action for damages for negligent injury. The accident happened on February 2,1920. It is alleged that defendant, a New York corporation, was doing work on the steamship El Occident which was at the dry dock of defendant undergoing repairs; that plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a shipyard worker and was working on the steamship. It is alleged that while plaintiff, in the performance of his work, was walking and standing on “ a plank,” it broke, causing him to fall into the hold of the vessel, causing injuries. The complaint alleges: “ That…
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- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. ImbrovekSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Kennedy v. Cunard Steamship Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Herman v. P. H. Fitzgibbons Boiler Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Ross v. . D., L. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
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