Cline v. Northern Central Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, William W. Cline, from judgments of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Chemung on the 31st day of December, 1914, and the 5th day of January, 1915, respectively, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 8th day of January, 1915, denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
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Appeal by the plaintiff, William W. Cline, from judgments of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Chemung on the 31st day of December, 1914, and the 5th day of January, 1915, respectively, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 8th day of January, 1915, denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. Two separate judgments were entered, one dismissing the complaint as to one defendant, the other as to the other defendant. The plaintiff was a switchman in the employ…
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
The court submitted to the jury the question as to whether this projecting bolt constituted a defective condition of the car in respect to which the defendants were negligent and *205whether in the exercise of ordinary care they should have inspected the car and by inspection discovered its dangerous condition. The jury by their verdict have exonerated the defendants from, liability and the question on this appeal is whether there is any ruling of the trial justice which necessitates a reversal of the judgments in their favor. The defendants do not contend on this appeal that they…
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- Shannahan v. . Empire Engineering Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Croghan v. Hedden Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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