Legal Opinion

Bamberg v. International Railway Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 9, 1907PublishedCited by 7 opinions

. Appeal by the defendants, Louis H. Sutton and another, from a judgment of the • Siypreme Court-in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Erie on the 17th day of' January, 1907, upon th,e verdict of a jury for $8,000, and alsofrom • an order entered in said cleric’s office on the 13th day. of February, ■ 1907, denying said defendants’ motion for a new- trial made upon the minutes, but which order granted a similar motion made by…

Read the full summary

. Appeal by the defendants, Louis H. Sutton and another, from a judgment of the • Siypreme Court-in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Erie on the 17th day of' January, 1907, upon th,e verdict of a jury for $8,000, and alsofrom • an order entered in said cleric’s office on the 13th day. of February, ■ 1907, denying said defendants’ motion for a new- trial made upon the minutes, but which order granted a similar motion made by the-defendant railway company, and which as to it provided : “ It is further ordered that the defendant the International…

1Opinion of the Court

McLennan, P. J.:

The accident which., is. the subject of this controversy' occurred ■ on the morning of July 19, 1905. The plaintiff was a, passenger ón an open trolley car being operated by the defendant railway company and going southerly along' Michigan street in. the city of Buffalo, R. Y. Clinton street crosses Michigan street at practically riglit angles,, and at the time in / qiiestion _ a heavy delivery wagon-owned by the defendants Sutton, who were copartners, engaged in the ice cream business, was being driven- easterly along- Clinton- street as it crosses Michigan street.' The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Richard v. WaltonNew York Supreme Court · 1815
  2. Altman v. . HofellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  3. City of Buffalo v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. Van Bokkelin v. IngersollCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1830
  5. Farrell v. CalkinsNew York Supreme Court · 1851

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Draper v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  2. Hewlett v. Van VoorhisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  3. Does v. Crosstown Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
  4. Hilda Hegger, of the Estate of Fred P. Hegger, Plaintiff-Appellee v. George E. Green, and St. Luke's Hospital Center, Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  5. Hilda Hegger, of the Estate of Fred P. Hegger, Plaintiff-Appellee v. George E. Green, and St. Luke's Hospital Center, Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API