Legal Opinion
Stole v. United States Steel Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1962PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrank A. G-itlotta, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Anna Stole, on July 7, 1959, when she tripped over a steel cable which lay on the sidewalk in front of the new Equitable Life Building under construction at Sixth Avenue and 51st Street, New York City.
The cable was one of several being used by employees of defendant, United States Steel Corporation, to unload a truckload of steel girders which had been driven to the site by an employee of the defendant, Bigley Bros., and parked alongside the curb so that it could be unloaded by use of a derrick mounted on the…
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