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Bullock v. National Starch Co.

126 N.Y.S. 1123 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1911-01-11 English

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BULLOCK, Respondent, v. NATIONAL STARCH CO., Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
January 11, 1911.)

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Action by Clarence Bullock against the National Starch Company.

_ Judgment and order re-_ versed, and new trial ordered, with' costs to appellant to abide event. Held, that no ac- , tionable negligence of the defendant was established, and that the verdict establishing free- ; dom from contributory negligence and on the . question^ of assumption of risk is contrary to ' and against the weight of evidence.