Legal Opinion
Burns v. Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph & Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 14, 1904PublishedCited by 11 opinions
On writs of error to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pitney, J.
These were two' actions of tort brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs below while in the employ of tire defendant company. They were tried together and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of each plaintiff. Errors at the trial are asserted as ground for reversal.
Plaintiffs were laboring men, and with others were engaged in attending reels from which copper wires were being un*747wound, while at the same time another gang of men were stringing them upon poles of the defendant company. There were ten…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Belleville Stone Co. v. MooneySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1897
- Van Steenburgh v. ThorntonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1895
- Belleville Stone Co. v. MooneySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1897
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. McMullenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1895
- Regan v. PaloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
3Cited by11 opinions
- Tapia v. Panhandle Steel Erectors CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Lepore v. National Tool and Mfg. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- Shimp v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Pennsylvania Pulverizing Co. v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1932
- Alpha Portland Cement Co. v. CurziCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
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