Black v. Staten Island Electric Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Staten Island Electric Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 11th day of January, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,250, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 9th day of January, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
The plaintiff was employed as the driver of a grocery wagon at Port Richmond, Staten Island. On the 22d day of February, 1897, while in such employ, he drove the wagon for the purpose of the delivery of groceries to a customer living upon Richmond terrace. To reach such point he drove along. Richmond terrace in the car-tracks of the defendant’s railroad, which are situated upon said street, for the distance of about a mile. When he came to within about 100 feet of his destination he looked behind, but could discover no approaching car, and he testifies that no car was then in sight.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- McGrane v. Flushing & College Point Electric Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Stanley v. Jay Street Connecting RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1917
- Obenland v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Southee v. Binghamton Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915