Cannon v. Fargo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by' the defendant, James C. .Fargo,- as President, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of' the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Dutchess on the 26th day of May, 1909, upon the verdict of a, jury for $2,500, and. also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 22d day of June, 1909, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
The defendant appeals from a judgment, entered upon a verdict of a jury, for damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff. The *21rules of law involved in a proper determination of this appeal are not simple, or at least their application is not easy, because of the contentions put forth by the respective counsel. The plaintiff was a gatetender of the New York Central railroad at the Staatsburg station. The defendant carried on a general express business, Using for that purpose cars connected with the trains of the New York Central Railroad Company. The plaintiff was severely injured…
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