Legal Opinion
Eaton v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1900PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This action was brought, servant against master, to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was an experienced brakeman in the defendant's employ, and at the time of the accident was in service on a freight train. While applying the brake, the attachment of the brake chain to the foot of the brake staff gave way, and the plaintiff was precipitated from the top of the car upon the track, where his legs were run over by the rear car of the train. The car on which the plaintiff attempted to set the brake was that of another company, which had been received for transportation at…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Fuller v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Cone v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Gottlieb v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Coppins v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McHugh v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Kiley v. Rutland RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1908
- Franck v. American Tartar Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Sutter v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Quinn v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
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