Surkin v. Interborough Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Eebecca Surkin, from an order made by the justice of the Municipal Court of the city of Mew York, eighth district, borough of Manhattan, setting aside the verdict of a jury in her favor and ordering a new trial. Appeal by the plaintiff, Charles Surkin, from a judgment rendered by the justices of the said court, sitting without a jury, in favor of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The action brought by Rebecca Surkin is for damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sus*408tained through the negligence of the defendant in causing one of its ears to start while she, an intending passenger, was attempting to hoard it. The cause was submitted to a jury upon the evidence produced by the plaintiff, no evidence having been offered for the defendant, and the justice set aside the verdict. The action brought by Charles Surkin is for consequential damages arising from the injury to his wife Rebecca through the same accident. The latter action was tried, by stipulation, upon…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Silverman v. Dry Dock, East Broadway & Battery RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902