Gray v. Siegel-Cooper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by Mary A. Gray, as administratrix of the estate of Bernard Gray, deceased, against the Siegel-Cooper Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
The action was brought to recover the damages caused by the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The complaint alleges that the defendant was in the possession, management, and control of-a building on the east side of Sixth avenue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, in the city of New York; that on or about July 23, 1901, the defendant operated in and in connection with said premises a certain elevator for the purpose of conveying merchandise from the lower floor of its premises to the floors above; that the said elevator on the 23d day of July, 1901, and for a long time prior…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lafflin v. . Buffalo Southwestern R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Barrett v. Lake Ontario Beach Improvement Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
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- Kauffman v. MacHin Shirt Co.California Supreme Court · 1914