Kelly v. Adelmann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from municipal court, borough of Queens, First district. Action by James Kelly against Albert Adelmann. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillard Bartlett, J.
In this action the plaintiff has recovered a judgment of $411 damages and costs for personal injuries sustained by him in consequence of being thrown down in a public street by a runaway horse belonging to the defendant. The plaintiff had stepped from the sidewalk into the street for the purpose of taking passage upon a street car. While in this situation,. *575a horse and wagon came along, unattended by any driver or other-person, and struck him so that he was knocked down and hurt, and for a period of io weeks he was unable to resume his ordinary occupation as a stonecutter. He described his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Doherty v. SweetserNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Pearl v. MacaulayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Gray v. TompkinsCity of New York Municipal Court · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Breidenbach v. McCormick Co.California Court of Appeal · 1912