Quigley v. . Levering
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 7, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, . are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 7, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, . are stated in the opinion. The evidence was sufficient to go to the jury upon the question whether the “ automatic ” was a reasonably safe device. (Newall v. Bartlett, 114 N. Y. 399; Tomaselli v. G. C. Corp., 9 App. Div. 127; Leonard v. Collins, 70 N. Y. 90;…
1Opinion of the CourtVann, J.
This action was brought to recover damages resulting from the death of the jilaintiff’s intestate, which was caused, as it is alleged, by the negligence of the defendants.
In 1896 the defendants, as copartners, carried on a manufacturing business in the city of Eew York, and the plaintiff’s intestate was employed by them as an ordinary laborer about the works. The room in which he worked was about GO feet long, north and south, by 50 feet wide, east and west. In the center was a- machine known as a punch, which was used for the purpose of making holes in heavy iron plates. Over this punch,…
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