Wesel v. W. F. Powers Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the W. F. Powers Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rockland on the 3d day of June, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury for $800, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of July, 1911, denying- the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
The defendant appeals from a judgment against it for the sum of $880.47, entered bn the verdict of a jury. The parties *168are servant and master, and the action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries arising from the alleged negligence of the defendant.
At the trial the defendant offered no evidence, and the only-question arising upon' this appeal is purely one of law. The plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant in its printing plant in the city of New York. He was a pressman in charge of a large Whitlock press, which was operated by electrical power. While at work…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gmaehle v. . RosenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Proctor v. Rockville Centre Milling & Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910