Mason v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from the judgment in each action in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court, first district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLean, J.
The plaintiffs brought these actions to recover damages, the one for injuries to person and the other to property, and by stipulation they were tried together.
Plaintiff Mason, in the employ of plaintiff Cornell, was driving a loaded, covered truck down the west side of Sixth avenue, between the line of elevated pillars and the sidewalk. He had with him a helper, on the back of the truck, one of whose duties, as the driver himself testified, was to notify motormen of following cars when he desired to cross their path. Arriving midway between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, the driver,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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