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Havikin v. Thomas & Buckley Hod Elevator Co.

93 N.Y.S. 1134 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1905-04-24 English

Delivered by SCOTT, P. J.

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HAVIKIN, Appellant, v. THOMAS & BUCKLEY HOD ELEVATOR CO., Respondent.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
April 24, 1905.)

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Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Seventh District. Action by John Havikin against the Thomas & Buckley Hod Elevator Company. From a Municipal Court judgment in-favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
Nathan D. Stern, for appellant.
L. P. Mingey, for respondent.

In our opinion the plaintiff made out a prima facie case, which cast upon the defendant the necessity of explaining the circumstances, and showing that neither it nor its servants had been negligent. Guldseth v. Carlin, 19 App. Div. 588 , 46 N. Y. Supp. 357 . The judgment must be reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant to abide the event.

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