Richie Company v. Cohen

Berry Cohen, the defendant, operated an iron and screen works in the City of Atlanta. On February 5, 1940, while he was temporarily in the City of New York, an apprentice employee working in his shop received an injury from which he died on the same day. W. H. Crenshaw was foreman of the shop in which the deceased worked. Richie & Company Inc., the plaintiff, conducted the funeral of this employee, at a cost of $326. The plaintiff contends that the defendant was responsible for the balance of this expense after $100 had been paid by the insurance company under the workmen’s compensation law.…