Storm v. New York Telephone Co.

There is no dispute concerning the material facts in this statutory death action.

The plaintiff’s intestate died as a result of injuries received when a telephone pole on which he was working fell. At the time of the accident the deceased, Thomas S. Storm, was in the employ of the Westchester Lighting Company and was engaged in removing from the pole certain cross arms and braces owned by his employer, the lighting company. The pole was owned by the defendant, the New York Telephone Company, and was one of several situated on the southerly side of Westchester avenue in or near the village of…