Stevens v. Gair
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Robert Gair, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of .the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 19th day of April, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury-for $1,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of April, 1901, denying the defendant’s motion for a new -trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
The plaintiff, a servant, complained of a personal injury due to the negligence of the master in that he omitted to protect his machinery and permitted her to do the work without informing her that it was dangerous and without instructions as to the proper manner in which it should be done. The plaintiff, sixteen years old, was sorting paper caps or covers after they had been discharged onto a table from rollers which were on a table. Their gear wheels were two revolving cog - wheels on and -at the .side of . .the table. The usual station of the plaintiff was at a safe distance from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Coombs v. New Bedford Cordage Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Sullivan v. India Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Hickey v. . TaaffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Knisley v. . PrattNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Buckley v. Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
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- Lynch v. Shanley Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906