Oties v. Cowles Electric Smelting Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury at the Niagara circuit, and from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial on the minutes of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, J.
The plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant, as a laborer, engaged in the excavation of a raceway or hydraulic canal, in connection with the defendant’s works at Lockport. He was injured by the fall of a derrick erected by the defendant for use in the same work. The plaintiff’s allegation was that the derrick was improperly constructed and insufficiently supported. The proof was that it was supported by only three guys, and that one of them broke while *275■a weight was being lifted, which necessarily caused the mast to fall. Evidence was given of the character of the guys and the weight…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Carlson v. Phoenix Bridge Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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