Legal Opinion

Finnigan v. New York Contracting Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 20, 1907PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, the New York Contracting Company, Pennsylvania Terminal, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 22d day of January, 1907, upon the verdict of a jury for $7,500, and also from . an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of January, 1907, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Ingraham, J.:

The complaint alleges that the plaintiff’s intestate while in the employ of defendant received injuries which caused his death ; that prior to the commencement of the action the plaintiff had caused to be served upon the defendant a notice in conformity with the Employers’ Liability Act (Laws of 1902, chap. 600) setting forth the time, place and circumstances under which the deceased was killed; that on or about February 28,1906, the plaintiff’s intestate, then in defendant’s employ, received injuries which caused his death on said date, and that said death was caused without…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cullen v. . NortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. McGuire v. . Bell Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
  3. Gmaehle v. . RosenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Capasso v. . WoolfolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  5. Barry v. Derby Desk Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Valentino v. Garvin Machine Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
  2. Simpson v. Foundation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
  3. Denver & R. G. R. Co. v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
  4. Heilig v. BurnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
  5. Galino v. Fleischmann Realty & Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909

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