Lycett v. Manhattan Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by Elizabeth Lycett against the Manhattan Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in consequence of defendant’s negligence in permitting an obstruction of the passageway to its ticket office. From a judgment dismissing the complaint with $110.98 costs to defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
The plaintiff, a woman 49 years old, going to take one of the trains of the defendant railroad, having mounted the stairs leading to the depot, and about four feet from the head of the stairs, fell over a man who was putting up a poster on a sign board at the entrance of the defendant’s station. This man appears to have been between the top of the stairs and the ticket office, where the plaintiff was obliged to purchase her ticket before entering the train. There was evidence tending to show that the man was kneeling down at the time, his legs extending over the passageway, although the man…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lafflin v. . Buffalo Southwestern R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
3Cited by2 opinions
- Levien v. WebbCity of New York Municipal Court · 1899
- Lycett v. Manhattan Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900