Dittman v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, Kings County. Action by Fred H. Dittman against the Edison Electric Illuminating Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHirschberg, J.
The plaintiff was injured while working in the defendant’s employ in its power house on East Eightieth street in the borough of Manhattan. The complaint alleges that the injury was ■ occasioned by the bursting of an old and unsafe belt, which was used in operating one of the dynamos, and the extent of the injury inflicted is limited to the statement that when the belt broke “a piece thereof flew off, and struck plaintiff in the right eye, destroying" the sight thereof.” The plaintiff testified that a triangular piece of the broken belt was lying upon the floor immediately after the accident.…
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- Corcoran v. . HolbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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