Hill v. Bloomingdale
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, George Hill, from an order of the Supreme Court, madé at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 31st day of December, 1909, vacating an order for the examination of a witness before trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, J.:
The action is for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while attempting to alight from an elevator located in the defendants’ building and operated by them. It is alleged that the elevator suddenly started, precipitating the plaintiff down the shaft and that that was due to the negligence of the defendants “ and the negligent and defective equipment, construction and operation of the said elevator and its shaft and the equipments, appliances and- appurtenances thereof.” The plaintiff desires to examine the defendants’ employee who‘was running the elevator, and the “ special…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Chittenden v. San Domingo Improvement Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
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