O'Harra v. New York Cent. & H. R. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Oswego county. Action by Maria A. O’Harra, as administratrix of Charles N. O’Harra, deceased, against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company, for injuries resulting in the death of intestate. From a judgment entered on a verdict for $3,000 in favor of plaintiff, and from orders denying motions for a new trial made on the minutes, and on the ground of newly-discovered evidence, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
In August, 1892, there was a strike on the defendant’s road in the city of Buffalo and East Buffalo. It became so general and alarming that the defendant appealed to the governor of the state to exercise his powers as commander of the militia, and he did so by calling out the militia of the state to the extent of some 8,000 men. The call that was communicated to the forty-eighth separate company of Oswego reached there about 12 o’clock on the night of the 16th of August, and about 3 o’clock of the morning of the next day the company were placed in cars, and transported immediately to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Parsons v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Parsons v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Van Schaick v. . the Hudson River R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Hollender v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1887
- White v. KuntzNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1885
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