Legal Opinion
Haefeli v. Woodrich Engineering Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1931PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKellogg, J.
Edward Haefeli and Arnold McDonald, partners in the scavenger business, contracted to clean a cesspool maintained by the Woodrich Engineering Co., Inc. While Haefeli was stationed in the cesspool shoveling the sludge into pails, the arched top of the cesspool fell in, causing his death. This action was thereafter brought, by the administratrix of the estate of Edward Haefeli, to recover damages for his death, against the Woodrich Engineering Company and its president, Philip H. Dein. The complaint charged these defendants with negligence in the construction and maintenance of the cesspool. A…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Murray v. . UsherNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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