Hart v. Village of Clinton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Village of Clinton, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Oneida, -on the 27th day of .March, 1906, upon the verdict, of a jury for $3,000, and also from an .order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day .of March, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. 11
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J.:
The- plaintiff was employed by the defendant to aid in stringing wires for its electric lighting system. On the 30th of January, 1905, while on a. ladder engaged in this work, the ladder fell, precipitating him to the ground and inflicting injuries for which lie seeks to hold the defendant responsible.
The plaintiff and George E. Adams, who it is claimed by the plaintiff was the foreman having charge of the undertaking, were the only men on the day of the accident who were performing this particular work. The pole was in place and also a mast-arm, which was a hollow metal ■ tube…
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