Clark v. International Paper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the. plaintiff, Frances Clark, as administratrix, etc., ■ from a judgment of the. Supreme Court in favor of the- defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the comity of Washington on the 22d day of January, 1910, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of plaintiff’s case on a trial at the Washington Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, P. J.:
The action is brought to recover for- the death of plaintiff’s in tes-. tate, claimed to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. *376The defendant was operating a paper mill. In the woodroom in said mill the main power shaft extends north and south. From this main shaft' is supplied the power that runs thirteen different machines. The main shaft is about ten feet from the floor. Punning along parallel with this main shaft is a counter shaft about the same height from the floor, which furnishes the power to what is-called the refiner. The power is transmitted from the main…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Irish v. Union Bag & Paper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Irish v. . Union Bag and Paper CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1905