Hoehmann v. Moss Engraving Co.
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Charles A. Hoehmann, by Ernest Hoehmann, guardian ad litem, against the Moss Engraving Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes, defendant appeals
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaveb, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligence of the defendant, whereby the plaintiff, a youth of 14 years, in its employment, was injured. The defendant was engaged in the engraving business at the northwest corner of Elm and Pearl streets in this city. The plaintiff was in its employ as an office boy, and had been so engaged during the preceding summer. In the building was an elevator, used for the purpose of hoisting freight, and which had been in continuous use for more than eight years without accident. This elevator consisted of a flat platform, open on all four…
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