Kiernan v. Manhattan Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a determination of the General Term of the City Court of the city of Hew York affirming a judgment of the Trial Term in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the verdict of a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtLeventritt, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries.
On the night of December 31, 1895, at about eleven o’clock, the plaintiff disembarked from a train on the defendant’s suburban line at One Hundred and Thirty-third street and .Southern boulevard, New York city. The station at One Hundred and Thirty-third street is between the two sets of tracks and measures about one hundred and twenty feet in length and twelve feet in width. Passengers coming from trains pass along the platform .and through the station-room to reach the stairs leading to the street. Access to the station-room from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Putnam v. . B'dway Seventh Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Thompson v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
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