Summo v. Snare & Triest Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Snare & Triest Company and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 20th day of March, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury for $5,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 17th day of March, 1913, denying the defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon, the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
The plaintiff recovered a verdict for $5,000 for damages for the death of her decedent through the alleged negligence of both defendants. It was a “ scaffold case ” and the action was brought under the Labor Law. One of the ropes sustaining a scaffold which was being hoisted into place gave way while the decedent was on the scaffold, and he fell to the ground and was killed.
There were three hotly contested issues at the trial, and this appeal is based upon all three, viz.: First, was there actionable negligence on the part of either defendant ? Second, was the Snare & Triest Company…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re HinmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- McCherry v. Snare & Triest Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
- McKenna v. Snare & Triest Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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- In re the Estate of ShefferNew York Surrogate's Court · 1931
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- Wilson v. BurnettNew York Supreme Court · 1918
- Lewis v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1920
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