Legal Opinion
Jarvis v. Long Island Rail Road
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1965PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEmilio Nunez, J.
In this action brought to recover for personal injuries and medical and hospital expenses, the infant plaintiff was awarded $75,000 by the jury, and his mother was awarded the sum of $10,185.60. Upon rendition of the verdict, the defendant moved to set it aside upon all the grounds set forth in the CPLB, except inadequacy.
The infant plaintiff, then 11 years old, was injured August 21, 1958, in Freeport, Long Island, when the bicycle that he and another boy were carrying came in contact with the defendant’s third rail. The boy suffered severe burns, which were described as the most painful…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Byrne v. New York Central & Hudson River R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Barry v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Zambardi v. South Brooklyn Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Skzypek v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
- Skzypek v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Corsi v. Town of BedfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Flynn v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Waters v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1966