Robinson v. Town of Fowler
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, St. Lawrence county. Action by Calvin Robinson against town of Fowler. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff in May, 1891, while at work under the direction of Aschel C. Johnson, the highway commissioner elected for the town of Fowler, in blasting rock for the purpose of widening the roadway in one of the highways of said town, and mailing it of sufficient width to enable vehicles to pass each other. Johnson ■employed plaintiff and other workmen in such blasting. The testimony also shows that he hired one Abner Wight to superintend the work; that Wight was inexperienced and unskilled in blasting with dynamite, which…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Van Keuren v. Board of Town AuditorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Fitzgerald v. . QuannNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Clapper v. . Town of WaterfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- People Ex Rel. Loomis v. Board of Town Auditors of Little ValleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Stewart v. New York, O. & W. R. Co.New York Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by6 opinions
- Winchell v. Town CamillusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Short v. Town of OrangeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
- Barber v. Town of New ScotlandNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Lattin v. Town of Oyster BayNew York Supreme Court · 1901
- John Lyth & Sons v. Town of Evans, New York County Courts1900
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.