Grissinger v. International Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, the International Railway Company and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 22d day of July, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of July, 1910, denying the defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
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Appeal by the defendants, the International Railway Company and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 22d day of July, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of July, 1910, denying the defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. The action was commenced on the 19th day of July, 1909, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff alleged to have been received solely through the…
1Opinion of the Court
McLennan, P. J.:
Highland avenue, one of the streets in the city of Buffalo, extends in an easterly and westerly direction. Elmwood avenue, another of the streets of said city, extends in a northerly and southerly direction, crossing Highland avenue. At the time of the accident both of said streets were paved with asphalt, and there are granolithic walks on either side of both avenues or streets. The asphalt pavement in the street forms the walk across the street, there being no walk of a different character or material from the pavement itself. The International Bailway Company operated a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hamilton v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Butler v. . Village of OxfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Gastel v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Corson v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Miller v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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- Grissinger v. International Ry. Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913