McGrath v. Brooklyn, Q. C. & S. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by James McGrath, as administrator of Thomas McGrath, deceased, against the Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban 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.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought by the administrator to recover damages for the negligent killing of his son, the intestate, while the latter was a passenger upon a train of trolley cars owned and operated by the defendant. The evidence in the case showed that on the 1st of July, 1894, the deceased, together with a large party of friends and companions, boarded this train at a station known as “Woodhaven.” The cars were very much crowded by the accession of the party which accompanied the deceased, and there were nothing like enough seats to accommodate all the passengers; and it would appear that…
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