Campbell v. United States Foundry Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Queens county. Action by James M. Campbell and William L. Woodill against the United States Foundry Company to recover damages for the alleged negligence of defendant in setting fire to, and destroying, . plaintiff’s property. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $2,879.23, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPratt, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, and from the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. The action was brought to recover damages sustained by plaintiffs in the destruction of their property by fire occasioned by sparks from the defendant’s foundry. Plaintiffs had a hay and feed store on Division street, Long Island City. The defendant had its foundry about 150 feet west of plaintiff’s store, where it was engaged in the manufacture of weights from tin cans, scraps of tin, and the like. ,For the purpose of smelting, the tin…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bohan v. Port Jervis Gaslight Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- Hicks v. Serano, New York County Courts1911
- Berger v. ContentAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
- McLaughlin v. BohmAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
- Morris v. BarrisfordNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
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