Hackett v. Equitable Gaslight Co.
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Frederick Hackett against the Equitable Gaslight Company of New York to recover for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of defendant’s servants. From a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from trial term. Action by Frederick Hackett against the Equitable Gaslight Company of New York to recover for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of defendant’s servants. From a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. From the evidence on the trial, it appears that the plaintiff, o!n or about the 18th day of January, 1892, was engaged by the Hygienic Asphalt Company in cooking tar on Twenty-Eighth street, in New York city, between Broadway and Sixth avenue. On the same day, workmen in the employ of…
1Opinion of the CourtPryor, J.
The evidence authorizes the inferences involved in the verdict, namely, that plaintiff’s injury was the effect of defendant’s negligence, without fault on the part of the plaintiff. Those inferences were peculiarly for the judgment of the jury; and we should not be warranted in the conclusion that they are so slightly supported by the facts, and so repugnant to reason, as to justify the appellate court in setting the verdict aside.
But the appellant affirms error of the charge. The court directed the jury that, “in awarding damages, you will include loss of wages, if there is any evidence upon…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leeds v. . Metropolitan Gas-Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Seitz v. Dry-Dock, East Broadway & Battery RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1890
3Cited by2 opinions
- Schwann v. ClarkNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- Morgan v. ShortNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895