Coppock v. Long Island Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by Charles Coppock against the Long Island Railroad Company for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon .a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant after a trial at the circuit, and also from an order denying a motion for a new trial upon the minutes of the court. The case discloses the following facts: On the 6th day of December, 1893, the plaintiff was in the employ of Dr. Wyckoff as a groom, and on that day was going from the summer residence of his employer, at Southampton, to Long *1040Island City, upon the railroad of the defendant. The plaintiff, in company with the coachman, Thomas Adcock, was to transport the horses of his…
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