Stephens v. Hudson Valley Knitting Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Saratoga county. Action by Mary E. Stephens against the Hudson Valley Knitting Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMatham, P. J.
The plaintiff, while engaged as an employe of the defendant in its mills, was permanently injured by the falling of a pile of rolls of cloth, which was stacked on the floor near where the plaintiff was engaged in her work. The action was prosecuted on the theory that the defendant was bound to furnish a reasonably safe place for his servants to perform their work, and that, by the defendant causing or permitting the piling of these goods on the floor where the plaintiff was required to work, it thereby rendered the place unsafe, and is for that reason responsible for the injury. The theory…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cregan v. . MarstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Booth v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Corcoran v. . HolbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Freeman v. Glens Falls Paper-Mill Co.New York Supreme Court · 1891
- Cullen v. NortonNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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- Toledo Brewing & Malting Co. v. BoschCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1900