McGuire v. . New York Railways Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 18, 1919, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMcLaughlin, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of defendant’s negligence. The plaintiff had a verdict, upon which judgment was entered, from which defendant appealed to the Appellate Division, where the same was affirmed (two of the justices dissenting) and defendant then appealed to" this court.
There is little or no dispute as to the material facts involved. The plaintiff, fifty-eight years of age, was a plumber and steamfitter by trade. About nine-thirty p. m. on March 21, 1915, while crossing defendant’s railway tracks from east to…
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