Flood v. . Western Union Telegraph Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made July 7, 1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. “ The defendant did not insure the safety of its employes.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made July 7, 1891, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. “ The defendant did not insure the safety of its employes. It was bound only to use reasonable and ordinary care to provide for them a safe place to do their work, and they assumed the ordinary risks of the employment in which they were engaged. The cross-arms on telegraph poles, manifestly from their usual size and strength, are…
1Opinion of the Court
Earl, Ch. J.,
reads for reversal and new trial.
Finch, Peckham and Maynard, JJ., concur; Andrews, Gray and O’Brien, JJ., dissent.
Judgment reversed.
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