Henry v. Stanley Hod Elevator Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Stanley Hod Elevator Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Kings on the 29th day of February, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury for $11,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 20th day of March, 1908, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J.:
The material facts, which are imcontradicted, are as follows : The plaintiff, who was a common laborer, was an employee of J. T. Finn & Co., who were engaged in the erection of a six-story building. The defendant furnished to Finn & Co. a hoisting ele*614vator with all of its appliances, including fuel, an engine and an engineer to operate it when in use. The engiue was to be located at such point as the forenaan of Finn & Go. designated, and the elevator used for carrying the material owned by the company to the different floors of the building for use. At the time of making the…
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- Breslin v. SparksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Mills v. . Thomas Elevator CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
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