Littlefield v. New York City Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendants from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, third district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, J.
The action is for injury to plaintiff’s property. The plaintiff rented a truck and team to the defendants Doyle, who placed the same in charge of one Dunn, a driver of thirty years’ experience. At the corner of Waverly place and Sixth avenue, Dunn turned his horses east to cross the avenue into Waverly place. As his team was about to go on the north bound track, he looked and saw one of the cars of defendant railroad company, sixty-five feet away, coming up Sixth avenue. The horses were going at a moderate pace and were well under control. It was broad daylight and the motorman must have seen…
2Cited by1 opinion
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