Meenagh v. Buckmaster
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John Meenagh, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orange on the 16th day of November, 1896, upon the verdict of a jury of no cause of action, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This action, was brought to recover' damages far an injury sustained by the' plaintiff on account of the negligence of. the defendant in causing to be placed in the streets of the city of. Newburgh a quantity of refuse matter consisting of earth taken from an excavation and rubbish from a building..
There was a considerable quantity of this material.' It was placed in the street and permitted to remain over night, and po light or other signal was placed upon it to indicate its presence in the street. The plaintiff was invited to ride with one Kernahan, and as they were driving…
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- Brickell v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Robinson v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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- Carter v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
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