¶1 for reversal.
¶2*669 Rapallo, Andrews, Miller and Earl, JJ., concur; Roger, Ch. J., Finch and Danforth, JJ., dissent.
¶3 Judgment reversed.
58 Sickels 667
9 N.E 183
Shaw v. . Sheldon
Decided November 23, 1886
New York Court of Appeals · decided 1886-11-23
This action was brought to recover damages for alleged negligence causing the death of Peter Shaw, plaintiff’s intestate. The deceased was a workman employed in defendant’s rolling-mill ; he stepped upon an iron tub (called a “ bosh ”) in the vicinity of the rollers, which were uncovered, and slipped off, one foot and leg passed between the revolving coupling of the rolls, causing the injuries of which he died.
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Decided 1886-11-23
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