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Killilea v. Morgan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 29, 1918
224 N.Y. 643 (N.Y. 1918)

Opinion

Argued October 14, 1918

Decided October 29, 1918

Percy D. Trafford and Peter B. Olney, Jr., for appellant.

Bertrand L. Pettigrew, Henry A. Uterhart and Charles T. McCarthy for respondent.


We think that McGregor, the superintendent of the estate, must be deemed the alter ego of the defendant, and that for his negligence in failing to correct the dangerous condition after notice of its existence, the defendant is responsible ( Henry v. Hudson M.R.R. Co., 201 N.Y. 140; Connolly v. Hall Grant Const. Co., 192 N.Y. 182, 187).

The judgment should be affirmed with costs.

HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, HOGAN, CARDOZO, POUND, McLAUGHLIN and ANDREWS, JJ., concur.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Killilea v. Morgan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 29, 1918
224 N.Y. 643 (N.Y. 1918)
Case details for

Killilea v. Morgan

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL KILLILEA, Respondent, v . J. PIERPONT MORGAN, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 29, 1918

Citations

224 N.Y. 643 (N.Y. 1918)
121 N.E. 869