Legal Opinion
Laragay v. East Jersey Pipe Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 1, 1909PublishedCited by 7 opinions
On error to the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 47 Vroom 194.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion ol the court was delivered by
GARRISON, J.
The plaintiff brought his action in the Circuit Court to recover damages for personal injuries received by the fall of a derrick. Plaintiff was the servant of the defendant, and the gravamen of his action is that the master did not exercise reasonable care to render the appliance and the place at which lie set the plaintiff to work reasonably safe. At the trial there being a sharp conflict in the testimony as to the manner in which the fall of the derrick came about, the trial court denied the defendant’s motions for a nonsuit and a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Nord Deutscher Lloyd Steamship Co. v. IngebregstenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1894
- Mumma v. Easton & Amboy RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1906
- McLaughlin v. Camden Iron WorksSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1897
- Hayward v. North Jersey Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1907
- Laragy v. East Jersey Pipe Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1908
3Cited by7 opinions
- Bergquist v. PentermanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
- Trecartin v. Mahony-Troast Construction Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- Karpinski v. Borough of South RiverSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913
- Ondis' Administratrix v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1911
- Maher v. Ferracute Machine Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1912
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