McTaggart v. Eastman's Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the General Term of the City Court of New York, affirming a judgment of the Trial Term of that court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury, and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLean, J.
The plaintiff, a hod carrier, employed in some temporary work of repair or new construction by the defendant, was directed by the defendant’s foreman to carry bricks up a *128ladder placed in an alley or passage-way through which trueles passed, and through which the defendant’s wagons were being driven about the time. The ladder was struck by one of the wagons while the plaintiff was descending, with his face towards the ladder and the wall, and the plaintiff was thrown to the ground, suffering the injuries for which the action is brought. The width and purposes of the alley-way 'are not very…
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