Legal Opinion
Travelers Insurance v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided April 20, 1929PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGenung, J.
These two actions were tried together, trial by a jury having been waived. In each action the plaintiff, an insurance carrier, seeks to recover from the defendant, a third party, alleged to have negligently caused the death of employees of the assured, the amount of the award paid to the State Treasurer, as provided in the Workmen’s Compensation Law (§ 15, subds. 8, 9, § 29.)
It appears that on October 26, 1926, one Krause, as chauffeur, and one Reilly, as helper, were in the employ of Weil Bros., Inc., which had obtained compensation insurance from the plaintiff. At about five-fifteen p. m.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Volosko v. Interurban Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Lagoy v. . Director-General of RailroadsNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- New York State Railways v. ShulerSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Matter of Treasurer, St. of N.Y. v. Niagara Falls PowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. George Colon & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932