Dougherty v. D. C. Weeks & Son
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal hy the plaintiff, James Dougherty, hy his guardian ad litem, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 12th day of December, 1907, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of the plaintiff’s case upon a trial at the New York Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint at the close of the plaintiff’s case, in an action for negligence. The defendant, a corporation, was the general contractor for the erection of a dwelling house in the city of New York. It made a subcontract with one De Yoe to do the plumbing work in said building. The plaintiff was a plumber’s helper employed by De Yoe in the Avork which De Yoe was doing as such sub-contractor. At the the time of the accident five floors had been completed but no stairs were in place. The various floors were reached by ladders which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- McMullen v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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