Legal Opinion
Scheerens v. E. W. Edwards & Son
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 1929PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCunningham, J.
Jacob Scheerens, deceased, and Emma H. Scheerens were employed by the defendant at its store in Rochester, and it is claimed that they contracted typhoid fever from drinking water furnished by the defendant, which had become contaminated and polluted through the negligence of the defendant. The defend*617ant in its answers alleges that it had secured compensation to its employees as prescribed in the Workmen’s Compensation Law. This is admitted in the replies of the plaintiffs.
The defendant contends that the only remedy of the plaintiff is to apply for compensation under the Workmen’s…
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- Shanahan v. . Monarch Engineering Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Matter of Lerner v. Rump Bros.New York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Claim of Jeffreyes v. Charles H. Sager Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Matter of Jeffreyes v. . Charles H. Sager CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
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