Tierney v. Syracuse, B. & N. Y. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Onondaga county. Action by Michael E. Tierney against the Syracuse, Binghamton & New York Railroad Company for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $10,000, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him on the 3d day of November, 1890, at a collision between a passenger train of the defendant and a freight train of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company at a small station on defendant’s road called “Rock Cut,” which is about three miles southerly of the city of Syracuse. At that time the defendant owned, controlled, and operated a line of railroad, extending from the city of Syracuse to the city of Binghamton. The Delaware & Lackawanna Company owned or controlled a line of railroad…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mott v. . Consumers' Ice CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Cosgrove v. . OgdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Palmeri v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Smith v. . New York and Harlem Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Zeigler v. Danbury & Norwalk RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
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- Cain v. Syracuse, B. & N. Y. RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898