Hedin v. Long Island Railroad

— This action was brought to recover for personal injuries sustained by respondent as he was alighting from a oar on appellant’s road at Woodside, L. I. The case turns upon whether the respondent undertook to jump from the train while in motion, or whether the train was suddenly started while he was in the act of alighting. The sole ground of appeal in this case is* that the verdict of the jury was against the weight of evidence. Where such a motion is made, it is the duty of the general term to review the evidence, and determine whether plaintiff has established the negligence of the…