Desmond v. Foundation Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Foundation Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 10th day of March, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st of March, 1910, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
The plaintiff has recovered judgment against the defendant for the sum of $1,276.78 damages for a personal injury alleged to have been caused by the negligence- of the defendant, from which defendant appeals. Plaintiff was an employee of the defendant, which, at the time of the accident on January 24, 1907, was engaged in the work of constructing concrete piers as a part of the foundation" of a large office building in New York city. .The injuries resulted from the fall of a large iron hook, which struck the plaintiff on the head.. This hook had been used as a part of the appliances…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vogel v. . American Bridge Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Pluckham v. American Bridge Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Pluckham v. . American Bridge CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wells v. Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911