Martin v. Interurban Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Third District. Action by Alexander Martin against the Interurban Street Railway Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
This action was brought to recover damages that the plaintiff’s property sustained in a collision between a truck belonging to the plaintiff and a car owned and operated by the defendant. The plaintiff obtained a judgment; from the judgment the defendant appeals.
It appears that the servants of the plaintiff were loading his truck, which was backed up against the curb "in the middle of the block, and, while the car was passing, the collision occurred. The main issue turns on the question whether the collision was caused by the car driving against the truck, or by the truck being moved against…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Suse v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Suse v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903