Ford v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the general term of tbe superior court of Buffalo, affirming judgment in favor of plaintiff on exceptions sent there in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for the negligent killing by'the defendant of her intestate, a switchman in its employ. In her complaint she bases her charge of negligence mainly upon the following grounds : the running of an unsafe and unsuitable car; the careless and negligent loading of the car without fastening the timbers securely thereon; failure to properly inspect *461the car by proper and competent inspectors, and failure to provide proper and suitable rules for the government, control and instruction of its employees. The material facts as they appeared upon…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bushby v. New York, Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Byrnes v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1889