Legal Opinion
Rutkowski v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 1936PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury awarding to the plaintiff damages for the death of her husband which occurred on the night of November 26, 1933, at a point in the city of Niagara Falls where the tracks of the defendant railroad cross Hyde Park boulevard at grade.
Immediately prior to the accident the plaintiff and decedent were passengers in an automobile owned and driven by Joseph Zaczek. The decedent was seated at the right of the driver; the plaintiff and Mrs. Zaczek, with the latter’s three' children, were in the tonneau. As the car proceeded…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kawacz v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Albrecht v. Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Caledonian Insurance v. Erie RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wheat v. New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Tullish v. City of CorningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Wheat v. New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964