Higgins v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Action by Peter Higgins against the Western Union Telegraph Company for personal injuries. The verdict was directed in favor of defendant, and plaintiff moves for a new trial on exceptions ordered to be heard in the first instance at general term. Granted.
1Opinion of the CourtMcADAM, J.
The plaintiff was in the employ of James B. Smith, who contracted with the defendant to restore the upper portion of its building at Ho. 195 Broadway, this city, which had been destroyed by fire. Smith did the carpenter, mason, and plumbing work on the upper stories, employing the workmen and furnishing the materials. He also put in the elevators, which had been contracted for the building by the Crane Elevator Company. The plaintiff, an employe of Smith, was pointing up the elevator shaft when the accident occurred. He was standing on the top of the elevator, using it as a scaffold. While…
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