Kiernan v. Herbert M. Baruch Corp.

Action for personal injuries. The case was tried before a jury which rendered a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $3,000 against one of the defendants, Herbert M. Baruch Corporation, alone. The Baruch company was the general contractor in the construction of the Fort Miley hospital. Affixed to the exterior building during its construction was a hoist shaft in which elevators were operated for the purpose of hauling material to the upper floors. M. J. Reid, the co-defendant, was a master mechanic, having general charge of the men operating mechanical equipment for the company, and was upon…