Stewart v. Ferguson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term. Action by Thomas C. Stewart, as administrator, against John W. Ferguson. From a judgment entered on the dismissal of the complaint, plaintiff- appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRumsey, J.
The action was brought to recover damages for alleged negligence of the defendant which caused the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The defendant was a contractor engaged in the construction of a large building at Hunter’s Point, upon which the plaintiff’s intestate was working as a bricklayer. The building had progressed until the bricklayers were at work upon the wall between the sixth and seventh floors. A scaffold had been built at that point, upon which they were standing. While Stewart was engaged in his work there, the scaffold gave way, and he fell through five floors and was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Crispin v. . BabbittNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Butler v. . TownsendNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Corcoran v. . HolbrookNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- McCone v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Phœnix Bridge Co. v. CastleberryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1904