Legal Opinion
Palm v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1952No. 22438_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Palm, a fruit inspector for the McCabe Inspection Service, brought this action against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he came in contact with an 11,000 volt high tension wire while inspecting a refrigerator car in defendant’s Harlem River (New York) Yard. The district court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff upon a jury -verdict awarding him $50,000. From this judgment, the railroad appeals.
Defendant attacks the judgment on three ■ grounds. It contends that the district court committed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Jenkins v. 313-321 W. 37th Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Lacroy v. . New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Bennett v. Crescent Athletic-Hamilton ClubNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
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