Simpson 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 Queens on the 26th day of December, 1907, upon the verdict of a' jury for $25,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff -brings this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while, in the employ of the defendant on the 27th day of June, 1906, on the premises at the corner of Broadway and Thames street in the borough of Manhattan. The case was closely contested, and the evidence appears sufficient to sustain the verdict, but owing to errors in the trial, the judgment should be reversed. The complaint, aside from the formal averments, sets forth that “ in order to protect the life and limb of plaintiff in his employment about said premises, under chapter 600 of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rosin v. Lidgerwood Manufacturing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Gmaehle v. . RosenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Harris v. Baltimore MacHine & Elevator WorksNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Chisholm v. Manhattan Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Finnigan v. New York Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
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- Mullen v. Louis C. Frees Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
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