Dougherty v. Milliken
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term. Action by Hugh Dougherty against Edward F. Milliken and another for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff on a verdict for $4,000, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The defendants were engaged in steel construction, having a plant on the dock at the foot of Clinton street, Brooklyn. The plaintiff was in their employ, under the foreman Avery. There were two derricks on the dock, about 25 feet back from the string piece, and 60 feet apart; one about 40 feet, and the other about 35 feet, high. Each had a boom about 25 feet long. When the derricks were put up, a week before the accident, the guy ropes were hempen. One of those, supporting the smaller derrick, had been fastened to an eyebolt on the string piece, while the one running to the larger derrick was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McCampbell v. Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Watts v. BeardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Tomaselli v. John Griffiths Cycle Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Kennedy v. Jackson Architectural Iron WorksThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1895