Kaare v. Troy Steel & Iron Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Rensselaer county. Action by Jens Kaare against the Troy Steel & Iron Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
The plaintiff was an employe ot the defendant, and on the night of June 12, 1887, while wheeling wood on a platform from a car to defendant’s boiler room, the wheelbarrow he was using tipped over, falling to the ground, carrying plaintiff with it, and severely injuring him. The plaintiff claims that the accident was caused by a defective plank. He states that the plank was worn down, had a split in it; that there was a kind of hole in which the wheel ran, and that this caused the barrow to be overturned; that the defective plank had been in that condition for two weeks. Plaintiff also claims…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pantzar v. . Tilly Foster Iron Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Gibson v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Booth v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Kain v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Laning v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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