Legal Opinion
Fischer v. New York Central Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 1948PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
The defendant, New York Central Railroad Company, appeals from a judgment entered against it on a jury verdict of $10,000, rendered in a death action arising out of a grade crossing accident, which occurred near the hamlet of Binnewater, Ulster County, New York, about 2:35 p. m. on the 21st day of March, 1943.
The grade crossing at which the accident happened is formed by the intersection of the tracks of the Wallkill Valley Branch of the New York Central Railroad with a private roadway leading to a resort known as “ Williams Lake ”. The railroad tracks run generally in a north and south…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Byrne v. New York Central & Hudson River R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Hoag v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Crough v. New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Nicholson v. . Greeley Square Hotel Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
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