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Monarch Road Roller Co. v. Stewart-Kerbaugh-Shanley Co.

156 A.D. 924 Court N.Y. App. Div. English

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Monarch Road Roller Company, Respondent, v. Stewart-Kerbaugh-Shanley Company, Appellant.

Judgment reversed- and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, first, that it was a question of fact as to whether it was the negligence of the engineer of the appellant which caused the fife;; and, second, that- in case the jury should find that it was the negligence of the respondent’s engineer which "caused the fire, then the evidence presented a question of fact as to -whether at the time the respondent’s engineer was engaged in the work of the appellant or in the work of the respondent. - All concurred, except Foote, J., who dissented'.