Selzer v. New York City Transit Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Catterson, J.

This appeal arises out of a personal injury action in which the plaintiff alleges that he sustained injuries as he was exiting a subway car on the R train at Whitehall Street, Manhattan. At trial, the plaintiff testified that the defendant’s conductor negligently closed the doors on his ankle. The conductor of the train testified that he followed the correct procedures as to opening and closing subway doors, and that nothing out of the ordinary happened on the day of the plaintiffs accident. There were no witnesses to the incident according to the plaintiff,…