Huston v. Dobson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Mary Huston, as administratrix, etc., 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 16th day of April, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 8th day of April, 1909, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, P.. J.:
The plaintiff’s intestate was employed by a general contractor who was engaged in the ¿onstruction of the public library building on "Fifth avenue and Forty-second street. The deceased appeared to be in the general employ of the contractor at times, painting the iron work that supported the roof, and at times engaged in other occupations about the building. The defendant was working under a sub-contract in inserting certain ducts on the inside of the roof of the building for the purpose of ventilation. To paint the inside of the roof of the building before the insertion of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stewart v. . FergusonNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Robinson v. . Consolidated Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- McMullen v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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