Legal Opinion
Gruhn v. J. H. Taylor Construction Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEder, J.
The plaintiff, as administratrix of the goods, chattels and credits of Kurt Gruhn, deceased, sued to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband. He was an electrician employed on a construction job, the erection of a hospital building; he was found lying in the pit of an unguarded elevator shaftway; “ the elevator shafts were used throughout the construction of the building as a place to hoist material ” (Testimony of Rasmussen, s. m. pp. 262-263), and both owner and contractor were under an express statutory duty (Labor Law, § 241) to furnish protection to workmen there against…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hull v. . LittauerNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Amberg v. . KinleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Hodgkins v. . MeadNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Second National Bank v. WestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Cherry Creek National Bank v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Dean v. Hotel Greenwich Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1959
- Horan v. John F. Trommer, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1954
- Gruhn v. J. H. Taylor Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
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- Casoni v. Town of IslipNew York Supreme Court · 1950