Lent v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the general term of the superior court of the city of New York, affirming judgment entered on a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtBbadley, J.
The plaintiff suffered personal injuries which she alleges were occasioned by the negligence of the defendant. They were caused by her fall when she was proceeding to step from the platform of one car on to that of the next car preceding it, through an opening between them, which she did not observe. The facts were that the plaintiff with her brother, Mr. Russell, and her brother-in-law, Mr. Gilbert, were at the Peekskill depot to take the train due there 7.46 p. M. for New York on July 6, 1884; that the train was late, and, when it arrived, the plaintiff with her party got on to it, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- H.M. Filer v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- McIntyre v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Tousey v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Bucher v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
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- Lehigh Valley R. v. KilmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
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