Kaufman v. . Hopper
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 10, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 10, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Brooklyn navy yard is within and part of the state of New York, and causes of action arising therein, betweeen citizens of the state, are governed by the laws of the state and rules of decision of the courts of the state, so long as such laws do…
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The plaintiff sues to recover damages resulting from her husband’s death.
In November, 1908, the defendant, a contractor, was putting up a building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The plaintiff’s intestate, Kaufman, was in his service as an ironworker. A scaffold, held by four ropes, was suspended from the roof. Two ropes were taken from another scaffold used earlier in the day, a third was taken from a derrick, and the fourth was found by the foreman in the yard and by him given to his subordinates. After the scaffold was in place, the fourth rope, furnished by the foreman, broke, and Kaufman was…
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