Solarz v. Manhattan Railway Co.
The Superior Court of New York City
Motion for a new trial on the judge’s minutes. The action was brought by Anthony Solarz, as art employee of the defendant, the Manhattan Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the giving way of a scaffold upon which he was directed to work. The further facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The plaintiff, a laborer in the employ of the defendant, was required by it to report to one of its foremen for work on Sunday morning, May 1, 1892, at the defendant’s blacksmith shop on Third Avenue and Ninety-eighth Street, this city. The plaintiff reported as *427requested, and, following the foreman’s direction, ascended a scaffolding which the defendant had erected, some twenty feet or more in height; while working there one of the central boards broke, the end turned, and the plaintiff was precipitated to the ground, sustaining injuries of such a serious character to the bones of both feet…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bertholf v. . O'ReillyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Coughtry v. . Globe Woolen Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. BuckIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Carroll v. . Staten Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Schultz v. . Third Avenue Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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