Bartnik v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by John Bartnik, an infant, by Francis Gottsberger, his guardian ad litem, against the Erie Railroad Company. • From a judgment for plaintiff-, and an order denying a new trial, defendant ap: peals.
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
The plaintiff entered into the ferry house of defendant for the purpose of crossing from Jersey City to New York. As the boat from New York came into the slip, the gates in the ferry house were raised, and passengers were allowed to go on the bridge. To avoid the throng of persons who were coming from the boat, the plaintiff stepped to the side of the gangway for foot passengers, and stood in front of the wheel that is used in fastening the boat to the bridge. While there, a link in a chain which supports in part the weight of the bridge broke, and a rod to which it was attached fell ■on the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mullen v. . St. JohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Stierle v. . Union Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Jones v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Hogan v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Stierle v. . Union Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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