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.