Bartnik v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Erie Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 24th day of May, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury for $4,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 26th day of May, 1898, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Cullen, J.:
The plaintiff entered into the ferry house of defendant fc~ cue-purpose of crossing from Jersey City to Hew York. Asule boat from Hew York came into the slip the gates in the ferrynouse were raised and passengers were allowed to go on the bridge. To avoid the throng of persons who were coming from tin \,0at the plaintiff-stepped to the side of the gangway for foot paJ¡^Sí3«3 and stood in front of the wheel that is used in fastening the boat to the bridge. While there a link in a chain which supports in part the weight of the bridge broke, and a rod to which it was attached fell on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mullen v. . St. JohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Stierle v. . Union Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Jones v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Hogan v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Stierle v. . Union Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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