Legal Opinion
Sheehan v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1883PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
As between servant and employer, the latter is bound to use reasonable care in the prosecution of the business in which he engages the former, and it cannot be made out upon principle, or from any case of authority, that he shall not be liable for damages arising from a failure to do so. (Laning v. N.Y.C.R.R.Co., 49 N.Y. 521; 10 Am. Rep. 417; Cone v. Del. Lack. West.R.R. Co., 81 N.Y. 206; 37 Am. Rep. 491; Flike v. Boston Albany R.R. Co., 53 N.Y. 549; 13 Am. Rep. 545; Booth v. TheSame, 73 N.Y. 38; 29 Am. Rep. 97.) So, where the master delegates to another entire control over a particular…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Laning v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Booth v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Slater v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Cone v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
3Cited by15 opinions
- Hankins v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad v. DeArmondTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- White's Admrx. v. Central Vermont Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1914
- Hankins v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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