Harris v. Union Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by David L. Harris against the Union Railway Company of New York City. Judgment dismissing complaint, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, while a passenger on one of the defendant’s cars, signaled the conductor to stop in order to alight; “that in obedience thereto the conductor gave the usual signal to stop said car; that the car began to slow down, as if to come to a full stop; that thereupon the plaintiff, at the moment when the car had slowed down so far as to be barely in motion, and having been led to expect from the actions of the conductor as aforesaid that said car would come to a full stop, started to alight; but that while plaintiff was in the act of alighting, and before he…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Armstrong v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Morrison v. . B. S.A.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Sexton v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Armstrong v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Weingarten v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901