Artis v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Monroe county. Action by Samuel R. Artis against the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
This case is by no means free from circumstances which cast suspicion upon the bona tides of the claim which lies at its foundation. That the plaintiff, after receiving the injury complained of, and which crushed one of his hands so completely as to make subsequent amputation necessary, should deliberately request a coemployé to hold his lantern in proper position, so that he could examine and ascertain the cause of his injury, evinces a control of the nervous system so remarkable and rare that one is inclined to qualify his admiration for the courage displayed, with a slight tinge of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Filbert v. President, Managers and Co. of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Haskins v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Artis v. Buffalo, R. & P. Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- Howard v. Beldenville Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906