Redmond v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Jefferson county. Action for damages for personal injuries by Patrick Redmond against the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad Company. The complaint was dismissed, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
We think the appeal in this case should not prevail. The action was for negligence. The relation of the parties was that of master and servant. The accident which was the subject of the action occurred on the 4th day of J une, 1886, at or near the intersection of the defendant’s road with Arsenal street, in the city of Watertown, H. Y. The circumstances under which it occurred, briefly stated, were as follows: The plaintiff was a conductor upon one of the defendant’s freight trains. On the day of the accident he ran his train from Watertown to Gouverneur and return. On his return, between 6…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Solomon v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Morrison v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Woodard v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Hale v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Lee v. . Troy Citizens' Gas-Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Blackburn v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1893