Heusner v. Houston, West Street & Pavonia Ferry Railroad
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Gertrude Heusner against the Houston, West Street & Pavonia Ferry Railroad Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, as administratrix of Joseph Heusner, deceased, for the death of her intestate, a youth a little more than 10 years of age, caused by the alleged negligence of defendant’s servants. After a trial, the jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $15,000. The only exceptions in the case were those taken to the refusal of the court to dismiss the complaint on motions made by the defendant both at the close of plain*366tiff’s case and when all the evidence had been received. On the coming in of the verdict the defendant moved for a new trial on the ground that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fowler v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1831
- Smith v. . Aetna Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Embree v. EllisNew York Supreme Court · 1807
- Clark v. Mechanics' National BankNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Co. v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
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