Koehler v. Syracuse Specialty Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Onondaga county. Action by Joseph Koehler, an infant, by Edward Shanahan, his guardian ad litem, against the Syracuse Specialty Manufacturing Company, for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The defendant, at the times hereinafter named, was a domestic corporation engaged in the manufacture of currycombs, with its place of business at the city of Syracuse, in this state. The plaintiff, who brings this action to recover damages for a personal injury received by him while in the employ of the defendant, was a lad a little more than 16 years of age at the time of receiving such injury. On the 16th day of June, 1895, he applied to the defendant for employment, and his application was "accepted, and at 1 o’clock" in the afternoon of the same day he was set at work at a machine which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hickey v. . TaaffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Shaw v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Tucker v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Koehler v. Syracuse Specialty Manufacturing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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