James v. Signell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, John Y. Signell, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 6th day of March, 1901,. denying the defendant’s motion to vacate a warrant of attachment.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
On the 12th of September, 1900, the plaintiff’s intestate, an employee of the defendant, sustained injuries from which he died five days later, by the falling of a hoisting apparatus in a building in the process of construction. This action was brought to recover $30,000 on the ground that his death was due to the negligence of the defendant. Subsequent to the commencement of the action the plaintiff, on the ground that the defendant was a non-resident, applied for &x parte- and obtained a warrant of attachment, which the defendant moved to vacate. His motion Was denied and he…
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