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Shaw v. Sheldon

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 23, 1886
9 N.E. 183 (N.Y. 1886)

Summary

In Shaw v. Sheldon, 103 N.Y. 667, the injured party, a foreman, a skilled workman, having full knowledge of the situation and the dangers surrounding him, fell into the rollers of a machine, and the court held that he assumed the risk of his employment.

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Opinion

Argued October 8, 1886

Decided November 23, 1886

Richard C. Steel and C.D. Adams for appellants.

Louis Marshall for respondent.


Per Curiam mem. for reversal.

RAPALLO, ANDREWS, MILLER and EARL, JJ., concur; RUGER, Ch. J., FINCH and DANFORTH, JJ., dissent.

Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Shaw v. Sheldon

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 23, 1886
9 N.E. 183 (N.Y. 1886)

In Shaw v. Sheldon, 103 N.Y. 667, the injured party, a foreman, a skilled workman, having full knowledge of the situation and the dangers surrounding him, fell into the rollers of a machine, and the court held that he assumed the risk of his employment.

Summary of this case from Slacer v. Field Engineering Company
Case details for

Shaw v. Sheldon

Case Details

Full title:MARY SHAW, as Administratrix, etc., Respondent, v . CHARLES L. SHELDON et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 23, 1886

Citations

9 N.E. 183 (N.Y. 1886)
9 N.E. 183
3 N.Y. St. Rptr. 679

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