Arnesen v. Brooklyn City Railroad
New York City Court
Appeal from judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury, and' from order, denying motion for a new trial on the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Clement, Ch. J.
This appeal is taken from an order denying a new trial on the minutes, and from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $15,000.
No point is made that negligence on the part of the motorman in the employ of the company was not proven. The testimony of five passengers on the car which struck the van driven by plaintiff, and of two passengers on a car on the other track, tends strongly to prove a case of gross negligence. The plaintiff was driving a van loaded with furniture on the track when ■ a trolley car came up in the rear at a very high rate…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bernhard v. Rochester Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893
- Adolph v. Central Park, North and East River Rail. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Witte v. Brooklyn City Railway Co.New York City Court · 1893
- Quinn v. Atlantic Avenue RailroadNew York City Court · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. TennerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903