Marshall v. Burt & Mitchell Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This writ of error brings under review a judgment of the Hudson County Circuit Court in favor of Charles V. Marshall, the plaintiff below, as compensation for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of the defendant, the Burt & Mitchell Company.

The defendant company is the owner and operator of a dry dock at the foot of Morris street, Jersey City, and at the time *625of the accident the plaintiff was employed by it as a ship carpenter. The workshop of the defendant adjoins the dock; in the shop were various machines used in the…