Carlson v. Long Island Rail Road

In an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered December 8,1961, after trial, upon the jury’s verdict of $87,000 in favor of plaintiff. Judgment reversed on the law, without costs, and complaint dismissed. Findings of fact implicit in the jury’s verdict are affirmed. Decedent walked from a point about 15 feet outside the eastbound track of defendant railroad across the said track in the direction of the westbound track. Decedent was in the middle of the eastbound track when…