Atkins v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action for personal injuries by Minna Atkins against the Manhattan Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained because of the negligence of the defendants. The only questions submitted upon this appeal arise upon exceptions to the admission of questions relating to the permanency of the injuries received.
The following question was asked of one of the medical witnesses by the plaintiff: “Tell the jury what results are likely to flow from the injuries from which Mrs. Atkins was suffering on the 3d of January, 1888?” This question was duly objected to, and the objection overruled. This was clearly error. This…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Strohm v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Johnson v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by5 opinions
- Knoll v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- O'Brien v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1891
- De Soucey v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1891
- Frankfort v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- Sullivan v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901