Perkins v. . the New York Central Railroad Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Supreme Court. Upon the trial, these facts appeared: On the 10th of May, 1858, the plaintiff’s husband, William H. Perkins, applied to one of the directors of the defendants’ Company for a free pass on the defendants’ railroad from Eochester to Albany and back, and received a pass in the words and figures following: “New York Central Eailroad Company, “ Rochester, May 10, 1858. “ Pass W. H. Perkins, Esq.
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Appeal from the Supreme Court. Upon the trial, these facts appeared: On the 10th of May, 1858, the plaintiff’s husband, William H. Perkins, applied to one of the directors of the defendants’ Company for a free pass on the defendants’ railroad from Eochester to Albany and back, and received a pass in the words and figures following: “New York Central Eailroad Company, “ Rochester, May 10, 1858. “ Pass W. H. Perkins, Esq. (transp’t of Smith, Perkins & Co.), as per conditions on the other side of this ticket, to Albany and back, 1858, unless otherwise ordered. ■“ J. Gould, Director.” On the…
1Opinion of the Court
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The death of the intestate was caused and occasioned under circumstances which, if he had merely sustained a bodily injury from which he had recovered, would unquestionably have entitled him to maintain an action for such injury, unless he had debarred himself from such action by accepting and riding upon a free ticket.
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- Bissell v. New York Central Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1859
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