Freeman v. Glens Falls Paper-Mill Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Saratoga county. Action by Louisa Freeman, administratrix, etc., of George Freeman, deceased, against the Glens Falls Paper-Mill Company, for the alleged negligence of the defendant in the construction and operation of its pulp-mills, by reason of which the plaintiff’s intestate was killed while engaged as an employe of the defendant in repairing the mills, where he had been engaged in ■similar service for four or five weeks immediately prior to…
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Appeal from circuit court, Saratoga county. Action by Louisa Freeman, administratrix, etc., of George Freeman, deceased, against the Glens Falls Paper-Mill Company, for the alleged negligence of the defendant in the construction and operation of its pulp-mills, by reason of which the plaintiff’s intestate was killed while engaged as an employe of the defendant in repairing the mills, where he had been engaged in ■similar service for four or five weeks immediately prior to the accident by which he was killed. The defendant’s pulp-mills stood upon a steep bank, and consisted of three stories,…
1Opinion of the CourtMayham, J.
Three questions are raised by this appeal; First. Was there evidence on the part of the plaintiff sufficient to authorize the jury to find that the defendant was guilty of negligence in not furnishing a reasonably safe place for the intestate, who was its servant, to perform his work? Second. Does the evidence disclose that the intestate was himself guilty of contributory negligeiice, or was there such a failure of proof of freedom from contributory negligence as to justify the court, as matter of law, in taking that question from the jury? Third. Did the plaintiff’s intestate, as matter of…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pantzar v. . Tilly Foster Iron Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- McRickard v. . FlintNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Cullen v. NortonNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Fitzgerald v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- Kelly v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Koch v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Freeman v. Glens Falls Paper-Mill Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
- Gorman v. McArdleNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Stephens v. Hudson Valley Knitting Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
- Brookins v. Pennsylvania RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1952
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