Dyke v. Erie Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeals from the General Term of the Supreme Court in the Second district in Dike’s case, and from the General Term of the Supreme Court in the Sixth district in Floyd’s case. These actions were to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs while passing over the road of the defendant as passengers, caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servants and agents.
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Appeals from the General Term of the Supreme Court in the Second district in Dike’s case, and from the General Term of the Supreme Court in the Sixth district in Floyd’s case. These actions were to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs while passing over the road of the defendant as passengers, caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servants and agents. The defendant, is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Sew York, owning and operating a railroad for the carriage of freight and passengers between the cities of Buffalo and Sew York, in that…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The only question to be considered upon this appeal is as to the effect of the Pennsylvania statute, limiting the amount of the recovery in actions of this character. It is conceded that the statutes of one State are not obligatory upon the courts of other States; that they have not, proprio vigore, the force of law beyond the limits of the State enacting them. But it is sought to bring these actions within the operation and effect of the foreign statute upon the ground that the contracts were made with reference to the'laws of that "State, and the causes of action arose there.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hale v. New-Jersey Steam Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1843
- Prentiss v. SavageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Everett v. . VendryesNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Kerrains v. PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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- Matter of Post v. . Burger GohlkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- W. A. Ryan & Co. v. M., K. & T. R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
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