Mahoney v. New York Cent. & H. R. R.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Hiagara county. Action by Mary Mahoney, administratrix of Baniel H. Mahoney, deceased, against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, and an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The deceased was in the defendant’s employ as a brakeman upon a freight train at the time he received the injuries which caused his death. On the morning of the 15tli of April, 1890, he left the city of Rochester upon a freight train for the city of Buffalo, by way of Albion and Lockport, At the village of Albion there was attached to the train 11 cars loaded with stone for Buffalo. The deceased coupled these cars onto the train. When the train arrived at Lockport, he uncoupled the stone cars taken on at Albion, and took out of the train some cars ordered left at Lockport. In attempting to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Painton v. . Northern Cent. Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wilson v. Hudson River Water-Power & Paper Co.New York Supreme Court · 1893