Legal Opinion
Warrington v. New York Power & Light Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 27, 1937PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRhodes, J.
The action is brought to recover damages arising out of the death of plaintiff’s intestate caused by the alleged negligence of defendant.
The defendant owns a dam and hydro electric station at Beardslee Falls on East Canada creek, the power station being about half a mile from the main State road between Schenectady and Utica and about six miles east of Little Falls. The general direction of the creek is from north to south, and the dam in question is about half a mile north of the power house which is located on the west side of the creek.- About 500 feet southerly from the dam referred to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The GermanicSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Murphy v. . Erie R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Pellegrino v. Clarence L. Smith Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
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