Legal Opinion
White v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 1924PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, J.:
On July 8, 1923, plaintiff’s intestate was riding as a passenger in the sidecar of a motorcycle operated by her brother-in-law, John S. Crocker. At the railroad crossing of the highway known as the “Ellicott Creek road” there was a collision between the motorcycle and a passenger train of defendant, whereby Mrs. Wilhelm was killed. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff.
The railroad was located on an embankment and the highway approached it on either side at a slight grade. As the motorcycle approached the crossing, the view of the track in both directions was more or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kaare v. Troy Steel & Iron Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Lagoy v. . Director-General of RailroadsNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Howells v. . HettrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Mackenzie v. AugimeriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Trotcky v. Forty-Second Street & Grand Street Ferry RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- Morck v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934