Legal Opinion
Wright v. . New York Central Railroad Company
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1862PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Certain principles touching the liability of the master to the servant, for injuries sustained by the latter in the course of his employment, have, by the decisions in this state and several of the sister states, as well as in England, become so well settled that they need only to be stated. They cannot be disturbed, neither can their authority be disregarded.
1. A master is not responsible to those in his employ for injuries resulting from the negligence,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hayden v. Smithville Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Barbaroux v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1862
- Sherman v. . the Rochester and Syracuse R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
3Cited by82 opinions
- Randall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Indiana Car Co. v. ParkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Dowd v. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Laning v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
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