Dechert v. Municipal Electric Light Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Yellott D. Dechert, as receiver for the benefit of the creditors of Joseph Ryan, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of July, 1897, upon the verdict of a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
The action is brought to recover damages suffered by Joseph Ryan, for whom the plaintiff has been appointed receiver, because of the destruction of his place of business, owing, as it is claimed, to the negligence of the defendant in not properly insulating electric wires, the consequence of which was that the electricity set fire to the building and destroyed it. The defense was that the defendant had been released by the contract from all claims for defective wiring, upon certain conditions with which the defendant had complied. The contract in question was contained in two…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Robb v. Hackley & WeltonNew York Supreme Court · 1840
- Abel v. President, Managers & Co. of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Dechert v. Municipal Electric Light Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- German American Insurance v. New York Gas & Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Herzog v. Municipal Electric Light Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Bruch v. New York & Queens Transit Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
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