Swan v. Jackson
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by Joseph Swan against John F. Jackson to recover damages for injuries sustained by reason of defendant’s negligence in making an ice-chest, by reason of a defect in which plaintiff was injured. There was judgment ■dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
The defendant in this action constructed an ice-box for one John Boettcher, who kept a meat market in the city of Brooklyn. The box was about 12 feet high, and upon the front side there was a platform about 6 feet high from the floor. The platform was supported by iron arms and was designed as a standing place for men who were filling the ice-box, to enable them to place the ice in the box, when the ice was hoisted for that purpose by ropes and pulleys. There was testimony tending to show that these iron arms were defective. The plaintiff was in the employ of an ice company which supplied…
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