Hackford v. New York Central, &c., Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order at the trial nonsuiting the plaintiff. Philip Hackford, as administrator of William Hack-ford, sued defendants to recover damages for the intestate’s death in consequence of a collision with one of their trains at a highway crossing. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Mullin, P. J.
The plaintiff, as administrator, brought this action to recover damages *20for the killing of William Hackford, at Geddes, in the county of Onondaga, in December, 1889, by reason of the negligence of the employees of defendants. The deceased was driving his team from the city of Syracuse to his residence, some fifteen miles from the city. It was a very stormy day, snow was falling, and the wind was blowing very hard.
The street along which the deceased was driving runs east and west, at the railroad crossing, where the accident occurred, and it crosses the track at…
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