Coughlin v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon the report of a referee and granting a new trial. (Reported below, 8 Hun, 136.) This action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been occasioned by defendant’s negligence. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the fourth judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon the report of a referee and granting a new trial. (Reported below, 8 Hun, 136.) This action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been occasioned by defendant’s negligence. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. Upon the facts proved, the plaintiff’s attorneys had no interest or hen upon the cause of action which entitled them to the relief sought. (Sussdorff v. Schmidt, 55 N. Y., 319-325; Hodgeman v. W. R. R. Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
On the 13th day of January, 1874, the plaintiff was injured while a passenger on defendant’s railroad, and was removed to his home in Buffalo. The next day one of plaintiff’s attorneys, Mr. Strong,- called upon him and told him somebody had sent him there. He was a stranger to the plaintiff, and plaintiff had not sent for him. He asked the plaintiff if he wished him to take his case against the defendant. The plaintiff replied that he had no money to go to law with the defendant. Strong then said if plaintiff and he could agree, he would furnish the money to go on with the suit, and asked him…
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