Knickerbocker v. General Railway Signal Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 8, 1912, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 8, 1912, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Whether or not defendant was guilty of negligence in failing to adopt any precautions to prevent the attempted simultaneous operation of the elevator by employees on different floors was a question of fact for the jury. (Froelich v. City of New York, 199 N. Y. 466; Nichols v. Searle Mfg.…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This is an action by servant against master for personal injuries resulting from negligence. While the plaintiff was pushing a truck on to a freight elevator, it suddenly started, and he was thrown down, caught between the elevator platform and an automatic gate and injured. The building was one story in height with a gallery fifteen feet above the ground floor. The elevator was a slow moving freight elevator, used to carry things between the ground floor and the gallery. There was no regular operator of the elevator, but it was used by any one of the two hundred or two hundred and fifty…
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