Dorney v. O'Neill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Hugh O’Neill, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the • 8th day of January, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury for $3,250, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s' office on the 7th day of January, 1898, denying the defendant’s motion for a new- trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This is an appeal.from a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury awarding to the plaintiff $3,250 damages for personal injuries and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
The plaintiff was an employee of the defendant, and at the time of the accident was working in the basement of the defendant’s store. In going to and from his place of work it was necessary for him to walk through a hall or passageway many feet in length and from five to six feet in width. This passageway was lighted by nine incandescent electric lamps placed at intervals along its entire length. *498Th…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sweeney v. . Berlin and Jones Envelope Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Cahill v. . HiltonNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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