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Blasius v. Standard Oil Co.

141 N.Y.S. 1109 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1913-04-11 English

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BLASIUS, Respondent, v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
April 11, 1913.)

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Action by Peter Joseph Blasius against the Standard Oil Company of New York.

Judgment and order reversed, and new trial granted, costs to abide the event, on-'the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence. The plaintiff’s evidence admits of no conclusion, except that he was one of the gang doing the work; that, whatever was the danger to which he was exposed, it was due to the manner in which the work was prosecuted; and the rule that it is the duty of the master to furnish his servant with a reasonably safe place in which to work has no application.