Purdy v. New York Cent. & H. R. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Rockland county. Action by Eliza Purdy, as executrix of the will of Smith Purdy, deceased, against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company, to recover damages for the alleged negligence of defendant, causing the death of plaintiff’s testator. From a judgment entered on a nonsuit, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant, entered on a nonsuit at circuit. The action is to recover damages for causing the death of plaintiff’s testator. The facts attendant on the accident are within a very brief compass. The station of the West Shore Railroad at Haverstraw lies to the east of the road, which there runs north and south. At the station are three tracks. The easterly track, and one nearest the station, is a siding; the next is the north-bound track; and the third, and most westerly, is the south-bound track. At a distance of 139 feet to the north of the station is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Greany v. . Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Woodard v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Daniels v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Archer v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Young v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
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- Dobert v. Troy City Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1895
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