Bertolami v. United Engineering & Contracting Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the United Engineering and Contracting Company, .from' a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of' the plaintiff, entered in the" office of the clei’k of the county of New York on .the 17th day of January, 1907; upon the verdict of a jury for $10,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 3"lst day of January, 1907, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The: plaintiff’s intestate, while in the employ of the defendant received injuries which resulted in his death, and his administratrix *193commenced this action to recover the damages sustained thereby. The court submitted the case to the jury who found a verdict for the plaintiff for §10,000. The action is based upon the Employers’ Liability Act (Laws of 1902, chap. 600), which in section 1 provides that where personal injury is caused to an employee who is himself in the exercise of due care and diligence at the time “ by reason of the negligence of any person in the service of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Citrone v. O'Rourke Engineering Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bertolami v. United Engineering & Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Bitolio v. Bradley Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- McGowan v. New York Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- Bertolami v. United Engineering & Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909