Legal Opinion

Hall v. . New York Telephone Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 2, 1915PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 28, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant was not negligent. (Beetz v. City of Brooklyn, 10 App. Div. 382; Walsh v. Fitchburg R. R. Co., 145 N. Y. 301; Fitzgerald v. Rodgers, 58 App. Div. 298; Berman v. Schultz, 40 Misc.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 28, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant was not negligent. (Beetz v. City of Brooklyn, 10 App. Div. 382; Walsh v. Fitchburg R. R. Co., 145 N. Y. 301; Fitzgerald v. Rodgers, 58 App. Div. 298; Berman v. Schultz, 40 Misc. Rep. 212; Vincent v. Crandall & Godley Co., 131 App. Div. 200.) Leaving the bottle of alcohol on the culvert was not the…

1Opinion of the CourtHogan, J.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, an infant, by his guardian ad litem, to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of the defendant’s negligence. The infant at the time of the alleged injury was nine years of age and resided with his father in the town of Clarendon, Orleans county, New York. The defendant was engaged in operating a telephone exchange with telephone lines and equipment on the highways of the town of Clarendon, and on the 25th day of June, 1911, the employees of the defendant were engaged in making repairs to its lines on one of its poles on tho east side…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beetz v. City of BrooklynAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  2. Jex v. . StrausNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  3. Fitzgerald v. RodgersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Kingsland v. Erie County Agricultural SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. Perry v. . Rochester Lime Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Katz v. HelbingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Beickert v. G. M. Laboratories, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. City of Tulsa v. McIntoshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923

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