Legal Opinion
Gillespie v. Yonkers R.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 2, 1903Published
Appeal from Trial Term, Westchester County. Action by Margaret J. Gillespie against the Yonkers Railroad Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHirschberg, J.
The learned counsel for the respondent states the facts of this case in his brief (omitting reference to the folios of the printed case) as follows:
“The' action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff on September -27, 1900, in alighting from a car of the defendant near the junction of Elm street and Palisade avenue in the city of Yonkers. The claim was that the plaintiff, who was riding on an Elm street car, asked for and was given a transfer for a Park avenue car on Palisade avenue. When the car reached the vicinity of Palisade…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- H.M. Filer v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Stuber v. . McEnteeNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Kimber v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Schaefer v. Central Crosstown RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1899
- Kimber v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902