Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1924PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Van Kirk, J.:
The plaintiff recovered judgment, following the verdict of the jury, against the defendant for injuries received by using a buzz saw while a student in the manual training department in the high school in the city of Hudson. The accident happened on March 4, 1920.
This saw, in the machine room, was operated by electric energy. The power was communic'ated to the saw by means of a belt, four or five inches wide, the upper stretch of which ran toward the saw. As one was using the saw this belt was at his right. There was a board cover or guard, wider than the belt, extending…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Dougherty v. . MillikenNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Herman v. . Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Sweet v. . PerkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Leeds v. . New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
3Cited by10 opinions
- Lessin v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Whitcher v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Graff v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Garber v. Central School District Number OneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- Matteucci v. High School District No. 208Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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