Stever v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company,-from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Waytie Circuit and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Wayne- on- the 26th day of December, 1895, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes and upon the ground of newly-discovered evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries which were sustained by the plaintiff by coming into collision with a train upon the defendant’s track at a highway crossing about one mile east of the village of Newark, Wayne county.
The accident occurred at. a little after six o’clock in the evening of November 22, 1892.
The plaintiff was a manufacturer and peddler of perfumes and extracts. He was driving a - horse attached to a top wagon which had been fitted up with especial reference to his business.
At the point of the accident the highway runs north and south and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McClain v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Casey v. . N.Y. Cent. and H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Casey v. New York Central & Hudson River R. R.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1879
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- Curtis v. Hudson Valley Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911