Eldridge v. Atlas Steamship Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Alfred Eldridge against the Atlas Steamship Company, (Limited,) to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff while serving as a seaman on one of defendant’s vessels. From a judgment for plaintiff entered on the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
The plaintiff sustained a severe injury to his left hand, resulting in the loss of three of his fingers, in operating a diagonal steam-winch on board the defendant’s steamer Alvena, on the 23d of November, 1886, at Aspinwall. He shipped as a seaman, and signed articles prior to the commencement of her voyage, at the city of New York, and was ordered, on the morning of the day of the accident, to attend to the working of this winch, in shifting cargo, and he obeyed, as it was stated he was bound to do, that order. There were three winches used upon the steamer for similar objects, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Eldridge v. Atlas Steam-Ship Co.New York Supreme Court · 1890
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- Towns v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1889