Kain v. Roebling Construction Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of The Bronx, second district, rendered in favor of the defendant after a trial by the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
This .action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the alleged negligence of the defendant’s employees. The plaintiff was a bricklayer, em*35ployed upon the “ Ethical Culture Auditorium,” and while working was injured by a piece of wood four feet six inches long, four inches wide and two inches thick falling from the floor above and striking him on the back. The only persons working above the plaintiff were the employees of the defendant who were putting in “ centers ” or forms to hold the concrete arches between the floor beams. The method of work was to hang…
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