McDonnell v. New York Cent. & H. R. Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
. Appeal from trial term, Jefferson county. Action by Alexander McDonnell against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
Plaintiff was a member of an excursion party that left Picton and other parts of Canada on the 12th day of July, 1897. They were brought to Cape Vincent by boat, and from there were transported in two different special trains over the defendant’s road to the city of Watertown. The excursion party left. Watertown at about 6:30 o’clock in the evening, to return to Cape Vincent. The defendant provided for the excursion party 18 cars. The party consisted of 840 passengers. The carrying capacity of the cars was 1,152. After the cars had passed some 19 miles from •the city of Watertown, the…
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- Bowen v. . New York Central Railroad Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
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