Basel v. . Ansonia Clock Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial^ department, entered December 3,1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The employer was guilty of no negligence in failing properly to guard this machine. (Wynkoop v. Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., 196 N. Y. 324; Dillon v. Nat.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial^ department, entered December 3,1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The employer was guilty of no negligence in failing properly to guard this machine. (Wynkoop v. Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., 196 N. Y. 324; Dillon v. Nat. Coal Tar Co., 181 N. Y. 215; Gombocs v. Union Mills, 152 App. Div. 914; Toye v. United Dressed Beef Co., 141 App. Div. 332; Campbell v. Kertscher & Co., 146 App.…
1Per curiam
Plaintiff was at work on a machine used for cutting and shaping bells used in clocks. This operation was accomplished by a die or plunger set in motion by pressure on a treadle which was located inside the framework of the machine. On the occasion of the accident pressure was accidentally applied to the treadle by a workman who was not then operating the machine, and who, in spite of the direction of the plaintiff, was attempting to pick up some material which had fallen upon the floor near the machine, and the result was that the plunger or die descended upon and injured plaintiff’s hand.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Scott v. . International Paper Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Wynkoop v. Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909