Chiavaroli v. Union Bag & Paper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Vincenzo Chiavaroli, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in- the office of the clerk of the county of Washington, on the 12th day of May, 1908, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court-at the close of plaintiff’s- case upon a trial at the Washington Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
The plaintiff, an-employee-of the defendant, was injured by the collapse- of a scaffold,, and brings this action- to .recover damages because of the alleged negligence of the defendant. His complaint *373was dismissed at the trial on the ground that he had established no negligence on the part of defendant.
The scaffold stood on a floor of a building which defendant was constructing for a pulp or paper mill. The top of the scaffold was about seven feet from such floor and a few feet underneath the rafters of the building. The purpose of the scaffold was to enable the workmen to fasten…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fuller v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Kimmer v. . WeberNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Stringham v. . StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Coppins v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Madden v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hammond v. Union Bag & Paper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909