McKeon v. Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 14th day of November, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury for §7,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Stapleton, J.:
The action is brought by an employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries. His complaint is so framed as to have applied to the action the benefits of the Labor Law relating to the liability of employers for injuries sustained by persons in their employ. (Consol. Laws, chap. 31 [Laws of 1909, chap. 36], art. 14, as amd. by Laws of 1910, chap. 352.)
The casualty occurred on the 14th day of February, 1911. The question that primarily arises is whether the accident was the result of the breaking of a defective pin in the chain attached to the tongs or…
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- McMahon v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Everson v. Casualty Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Augusta & Summerville Railroad v. DorseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. KellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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