Legal Opinion
Sturman v. New York Central R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1939PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.
In the early morning of December 14, 1930,' an automobile driven by Irving L. Levey crashed through the side railings of a bridge that carried the Albany post road over the right of way of the New York Central Railroad Company and fell to the tracks below. Plaintiff, who was a guest in the vehicle, sues the railroad company for injuries she suffered on that occasion.
The bridge was located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester county, a short distance south of Peekskill. As rebuilt by a predecessor of the defendant in 1911, it was twenty feet wide as was the adjacent pavement of the post road…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stern v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Bush v. . D., L. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Forte v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Koehler v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Masterson v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Garrow v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- Sanders v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1947
- Casey v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1948
- Masterson v. City of MechanicvilleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949
- Albahae v. Catskill Mountain RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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