Raftery v. Central Park, N. & E. R. R.
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Patrick Baftery a'gainst the Central Park, North & East Biver Bailroad Company for damages for personal injuries. From a judgment on the verdict for the plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
From a perusal of the record in this case, it is difficult to appreciate any reason for the appeal. No point of law is presented; the charge to the jury was received without comment, and this justly; and all questions touching rulings upon evidence have apparently been abandoned by the appellant But, as a tribunal of fact as well as of law, we are asked to reverse the judgment as standing against the weight of evidence; yet in this aspect of the case the appeal certainly cannot prevail. The plaintiff, a servant, seeks to charge his master with negligence in having required him to work in a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Van Tassel v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
3Cited by1 opinion
- Moose v. Galigher Machinery Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1918