Griffith v. American Bridge Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, American Bridge Company of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 2 Ah day of June, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury for $24,896.50, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 2d day of July, 1912, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
The action is by servant against master for negligence. The latter appeals from a judgment against it entered upon a verdict at Trial Term and the order denying a new trial. I shall not discuss the questions of negligence and contributory negligence, because I think that, irrespective of them, the judgment and order must be reversed and a new trial must be granted.
The plaintiff is twenty-five years old. He was an engineer who worked a hoisting engine. He had been in such service "with the defendant for nine years, and had received five dollars a day. The defendant appears to be a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDonald v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Kirchner v. New Home Sewing MacHine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Petty v. Brunswick & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Bryce v. . Lorillard Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Blair v. Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by7 opinions
- Piuntkosky v. Thomas Harrington's Sons Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Meginn v. RamsdellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Lynch v. FiggeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- O'Donnell v. Thompson-Starrett Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1915
- Griffith v. American Bridge Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.