Divver v. Hall
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant: from affirmance by the General Term of . the Gi'ty Court of a judgment in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
On the afternoon of June 15, 1895, the plaintiff, a stevedore, employed by the defendant, while assisting in lading the steamship The' Cacique, at pier 37, Horth river, was injured by the slipping of the deck skid or bridge on which he was passing from the dock to the vessel in the performance of his work. The defendant’s responsibility was placed on the ground that he failed to furnish proper appliances and a safe place to work.
It was conceded that the skid furnished was a suitable appliance, twenty to twenty-five feet long and four to six feet wide, and that it was in good order and safe on…
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