O'Connor v. Hall
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Benjamin J. Hall, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff,- entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of November, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury for $5,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 20th day of November, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J. :
The accident which resulted in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, and for which it is sought to hold the defendant liable, was occasioned by the slipping of a clamp used in loading a United States war vessel. The defendant, a stevedore and contractor, was employed by the United States naval authorities to load supplies upon the steamer Buffalo, about to sail for Manila. The executive officer of' the ship told the defendant that he wanted, about thirty men, and directed the defendant to bring them to the ship; that the first officer would take charge of handling them there,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McGovern v. Central Vermont R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Kimmer v. . WeberNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Hogan v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- McCampbell v. Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Richards v. HayesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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