Manhattan Ry. Co. v. Cornell

The plaintiff entered into a contract with J. B. & J. M. 'Cornell for the extension of its station platform on its Sixth-Avenue line at Fifty-Eighth street, in the city of New York. The contract contains the -agreement that (2) the contractor is to assume all liability for, and to indemnify the company against, all loss, cost, or damage, for or by reason of any liens, ■claims, or demands for materials, or from laborers, mechanics, and others, and from any damages arising from injuries sustained by mechanics, laborers, or other persons, by reason of accidents or otherwise, and from damages…