Blumquist v. Snare & Triest Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Ida Blumquist, as administratrix, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, the Snare & Triest Company, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 4th day of May, 1909, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial at the Queens County Trial Term, the verdict of a jury theretofore.rendered in favor- of the plaintiff having been set aside, and also from an order entered…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, Ida Blumquist, as administratrix, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, the Snare & Triest Company, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Queens on the 4th day of May, 1909, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial at the Queens County Trial Term, the verdict of a jury theretofore.rendered in favor- of the plaintiff having been set aside, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of April, 1909, setting aside the verdict in favor of plaintiff and dismissing the…
1Opinion of the Court
Woodwabd, J.:
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing the complaint, and from an order setting aside a -verdict for $5,000 in an action by the widow and administratrix of Carl J. Blumquist to recover damages. for the death of her husband by reason of the defendant’s negligence. •
The deceased was employed by the defendant, and by the defendant’s direction was on board a piledriver chartered by the defendant, and in tow of a towboat hired for that purpose by the defendant. The piledriver, with the deceased aboard, had been towed down the East river from Flushing to a point under the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Crispin v. . BabbittNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Butler v. . TownsendNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Cullen v. . NortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by4 opinions
- Peloso v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Blumquist v. Snare & Triest Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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- Dangelo v. John W. Danforth Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1911