Case Name: Annie Duddy, as Administratrix, etc., of Michael Duddy, Deceased, Respondent, v. Standard Oil Company of New York, Respondent, Impleaded with Petroleum Iron Works Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-10
Citations: 164 A.D. 953
Docket Number: 
Parties: Annie Duddy, as Administratrix, etc., of Michael Duddy, Deceased, Respondent, v. Standard Oil Company of New York, Respondent, Impleaded with Petroleum Iron Works Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 164
Pages: 953–953

Head Matter:
Annie Duddy, as Administratrix, etc., of Michael Duddy, Deceased, Respondent, v. Standard Oil Company of New York, Respondent, Impleaded with Petroleum Iron Works Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs. Mo opinion. Thomas, Rich and Stapleton, JJ., concurred. Burr, J., dissented on the ground that the fact (essential to plaintiff's recovery) that one of defendant's employees removed the lashing is made to rest upon inference only. Probably that was a fact; but if so, defendant should have been allowed to prove that deceased knew of this fact. If he did, he either assumed the risk or was guilty of contributory negligence, or both. The importance of this is apparent when we consider the court's charge at folios 243-246. Also on the ground that defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine the witness Grace freely, with whom Jenks, P. J., concurred.