Cooke v. Union Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of the Bronx', Second District. Action by Harry W. Cooke against the Union Railway Company of New York City. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
The action is for personal injury. The plaintiff, who is the only witness in his own behalf, states that .he started to get onto the car when the - latter was at a. standstill; that the car started up before he had a chance to get on, and he was injured. On cross-examination he made admissions which would warrant a belief that he attempted to get on the car when it was in motion. The motorman, conductor, and accident clerk claim no such accident took place, *709so far as they had any knowledge on the subject. The charge as a whole was correct; but at the end of the charge, in response to a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnston v. New York City Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907