Peterson v. Eighmie
New York Supreme Court
Action by Alma Peterson against George D. Eighmie. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant moves for new trial and for reduction of the verdict.
1Opinion of the CourtRowland L. Davis, J.
The plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s automobile at the intersection of 125th street and Park avenue, in New York City, on June 2, 1914, and was thrown to the pavement, breaking both bones of the right leg near the ankle, and causing an injury to the knee. She spent several days in the hospital. The broken leg was kept in a plaster cast for more than a month, and she was confined to the bed for about six weeks, and to the house for more than three months. She suffered acute pain for four weeks.
The plaintiff was a single woman, 31 years of age, employed as a sewing machine operator, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Minick v. . City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Nugent v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Scott v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Nugent v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Dougherty v. Rome, W. & O. R.New York Supreme Court · 1892
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