Haigh v. Edelmeyer & Morgan Hod Elevator Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant,' The Edelmeyer and Morgan Hod Elevator Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered'in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27-th day of April, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury for $2,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day of April, 1909, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on the 19th day of July, 1901, by the fall of an elevator, alleged to have been due to the negligence of the defendant.
The firm of Turner & Holmes had the contract for the mason work on a building which was being erected at the time of the accident on premises known as Nos. 16 and.18 West Ninety-sixth street, borough of Manhattan, New York, and the plaintiff was in their employ as foreman of the bricklayers. About three weeks prior to the accident Turner & Holmes rented of the defendant a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Potter v. GilbertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- Haigh v. Edelmeyer & Morgan Hod Elevator Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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