Holsapple v. International Paper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 10th day of March, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 12th day of March, 1913, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.
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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 10th day of March, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 12th day of March, 1913, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. Judgment and order affirmed, with costs. All concurred, except Smith, P. J., and Woodward, J., dissenting, the latter in opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J. (dissenting):
The plaintiff was injured while engaged in painting a flume in the basement of one of the defendant’s paper mills, in the town of Corinth. He was a painter and paperhanger of years of experience, and on or about the 27th day of October, 1910, having been employed by the defendant for two years, he was directed to do some painting upon a pipe or flume which carried the water to the power wheel. This pipe or flume appears to have been about ten feet in diameter, and to have been placed upon brick arches, with a flat space extending out from each of the arches, which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schapp v. . BloomerNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Warren v. Post & McCordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Holsapple v. International Paper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
3Cited by1 opinion
- Storrier v. . Mosier SummersNew York Court of Appeals · 1917