Odell v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the general term of the supreme court,- second department, entered on an order affirming a judgment at circuit.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The recovery was for injuries sustained while in the employ of the defendant.
For some months prior to the accident the plaintiff had been engaged in the operation of sawing machines in defendant’s car shops at West Morrisania. The injury resulted from the unexpected starting of the machinery while plaintiff was engaged in changing saws.
It is alleged that the starting was occasioned by the fact that the square bolt or pin which holds the weight or binder from the belt, called the lever pin, had become so nearly round by frequent use, that it slipped out of the square slot into which it was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Laning v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Powers v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
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