New York Court of Appeals
Jacob Kimmer, as Administrator of William Kimmer, Deceased v. John Weber, Copartners
January 19, 1897151 N.Y. 417
Summary
The Court reversed the lower court's judgment, holding that the defendants, as masters, owed no duty to construct or supervise the scaffold used by the workmen and were not liable for the workmen's negligent handling of the scaffold, including any error of judgment by the foreman.