Legal Opinion
DeHaen v. Rockwood Sprinkler Co. of Massachusetts
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1932PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
A radiator placed about ten or twelve inches from the edge of an unprotected hoistway and parallel thereto fell down the shaft and killed a man below.
In this action to recover damages for his death, the defendant Rockwood Sprinkler Company has been held liable on the ground that its servants negligently struck the radiator and thus brought about the fall; the defendant LeBeau has been held liable on the ground that his servants negligently placed the radiator in dangerous proximity to the. shaft; and the defendant Turner Construction Company has been held hable on the ground of…
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