Hayward v. Key
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District óf New York. Writ of error by the defendant in the court below to review a judgment rendered upon a verdict for the plaintiff.
1Per curiam
The action was brought to recover damages accruing to the next of kin in consequence of the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, William C. Key, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. Key was a mechanic in the employ of the defendants, and while engaged in the course of his duties met his death by being thrown from a high scaffold to the ground *35by the recoil of a pneumatic riveter, called a “gun,” which he was using in driving rivets. The pneumatic riveter is a powerful tool, making 500 or '600 strokes a minute. When in order, it works without any serious recoil, but…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gmaehle v. . RosenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Trauffler v. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1910
- Pennsylvania R. v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907