Mullane v. Houston, West Street & Pavonia Ferry Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from affirmance by the City Court, General'Term, of a judgment in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The action was to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the. negligence.' of the defendant.
*11It appears that prior to NTovember 24, 1893, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant through its trackmaster, Mr. Greenwald, who had sole charge and control of the plaintiff and his coworkers. The apparatus upon which the plaintiff was put to work was called a “gypsy.” It was located on Seventh avenue, about thirty feet south of Fifty-ninth street,. and two men worked upon it, one on the surface of the street and the other in a hole below.
On the evening of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pantzar v. . Tilly Foster Iron Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Rettig v. Fifth Avenue Transportation Co.The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1893
- Floettl v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- Schott v. Onondaga County Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Schott v. Onondaga County Savings BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- McLaine v. Head & Dowst Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1902