Legal Opinion
Chapman v. . Erie Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1874PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It was admitted on the trial that the plaintiff's intestate came to his death by the negligence of Allison, a telegrapher and train dispatcher in the employ of the defendant; and the question litigated was, whether the defendant was in any way responsible for his conduct. The deceased was also in the employ of the defendant as engineer upon a train which was brought in collision by such negligence. The responsibility of the defendant was sought to be established…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Flike v. . Boston and Albany R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Luby v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
3Cited by69 opinions
- De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Greenfield v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. DaileyIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Laubheim v. De Koninglyke Nederlandsche Stoomboot MaatschappyNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Southern Pac. Co. v. HetzerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
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