Ludlow v. Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from circuit court, Tompkins county. Action by C. Laverne Ludlow against the Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Company for personal injuries caused by defendant’s negligence. From a judgment of nonsuit (36 N. Y. Supp. 452), and from an order denying a motion on the minutes for a new trial (37 N. Y. Supp. 595), plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
In November, 1894, and for several years prior thereto, the defendant, a domestic corporation, was engaged at Groton, N. Y., in the manufacture and sale of heavy iron bridges. On the 9th November, 1894, the plaintiff, then being in the employ of the defendant, and at work in one of its shops, received an injury from the falling of a portal or portal brace that had been built in the shop, and was being taken out on a car or truck that was pushed along a tramway that extended through the center of the shop, and ran out and connected with other tracks that went to the other shops and to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Crispin v. . BabbittNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Cullen v. . NortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Loughlin v. . State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Slater v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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- Johnson v. St. Paul Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906