Legal Opinion

Potter v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 29, 1892PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff's intestate at the time of the accident which caused his death, was engaged in his duty of inspecting cars upon a track of the defendant in the city of New York, used in part for the storing of cars awaiting inspection. While he was engaged in this business other employees of the defendant, under the direction of a yardmaster, were engaged in drawing out cars from another track, two or three at a time, and shunting them on to the track on which the cars stood which were being inspected by the intestate. The inspection was made by two inspectors, one passing on each side of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Rose v. . Boston Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Besel v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Southern Indiana Railway Co. v. MartinIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Balch v. HaasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
  4. Haskell & Barker Car Co. v. PrzezdziankowskiIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Hermann v. Port Blakely Mill Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1896

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API