Legal Opinion
Young v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1945PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
The complaints in these actions are identical except as to damages so that it will be unnecessary to distinguish between them for the purposes of these motions. Both are death actions. On September 19, 1942, in the course of their regular trade, the plaintiffs’ intestates are alleged to have been cleaning out a water well located on lands of one Bert Ostrander by means of a portable boom or derrick attached to a motor truck. The boom came in contact with an electric wire carrying a current of 4,600 volts maintained by defendant New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. Both men were…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Adams v. . GilligNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Berry v. American Central Insurance Co. of St. LouisNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Angerosa v. White Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- Haviland v. . WilletsNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Angerosa v. White CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Inman v. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
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- Young v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1946
- Harris v. TarlowNew York Supreme Court · 1962
- Young v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1946