Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1940PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lehman, Ch. J.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment of the Appellate Division, affirming by a divided court a judgment, entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff, for damages resulting from personal injuries caused by a collision with a trolley car, operated by the defendant. The accident occurred on a rainy afternoon in September, 1936, while the plaintiff was crossing Sands street at its intersection with Pearl street in the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York.
The testimony of the plaintiff and of the witnesses produced by him, which upon the appeal we must accept…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Panarese v. Union Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Woloszynowski v. N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
3Cited by16 opinions
- Chadwick v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Wilson v. MaielloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Carlson v. Long Island Rail RoadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Hayes v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1974
- Kaskoff v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
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