Waldman v. Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Barnet Waldman, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Sew York in favor of the defendant, rendered on the 21st day of October, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff on the 17th day of April, 1908, paid his fare and entered upon the platform of the Brooklyn Bridge at the New York end and' took a seat on the south side of the platform “ where you wait for the Bath Beach'and Borough Park trains,” to quote his testimony. He was on his way to his home at 1251 Fiftieth street, 'Brooklyn, -and the defendant was operating its trains over the bridge. This platform was in charge of the defendant. While *377seated, as above described, on a bench near the wall, a window maintained in the wall above the seat fell and injured the plaintiff.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Duhme v. . Hamburg-American Packet Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Schnizer v. PhillipsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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- Schonleben v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914