Belt v. Henry Du Bois' Sons Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry Du Bois’ Sons 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 23d day of November, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury for $500, and also from an order bearing date the 20th day of November, 1903, and entered in said clerk’s office, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Hibsohbebg-, P. J.:
It would seem from the evidence that the defendant, a domestic-corporation, is engaged in the dredging and piledriving business. The plaintiff was injured while working in its employ at one of the-piers at Hoboken. He was engaged at the time in placing a fender between a piledriver and a dredge belonging to the defendant, and was crushed between them as he claims by a tug coming up against-either the piledriver or the dredge negligently and without warning. The tug also belonged to the defendant and was a part of the-dredging outfit. It was used for 'the purpose of towing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crispin v. . BabbittNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Coon v. . the Syracuse and Utica Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1851
- Boldt v. . New York Central Railroad Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Hofnagle v. . N.Y. Cen. H. River R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Niles v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Carlin v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910