Cohen v. Western Electric Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of'the City Court of the city of New York, entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtClinch, J.
This action is predicated upon the negligence of the driver Doyle who was in charge of the truck at the time of the accident. Plaintiffs seek to hold the defendant liable for Doyle’s negligence upon the ground that defendant was responsible for his acts. Fish & Wilmarth was a firm of contractors engaged exclusively in the trucking business for the Western Electric Company. The firm was paid by the month and according to the number of trucks employed, and at the monthly rate of $150 for double trucks, $100 for single and $90 for wagons. If extra trucks were needed to handle the business they…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dibble v. . DimickNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
3Cited by3 opinions
- Badertscher v. Independent Ice Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1919
- Alaimo v. E. & J. Marrin Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1910
- Cohen v. Western Electric Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1908