Legal Opinion

Stierle v. . Union Railway Company

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 14, 1898PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Motion for reargument. (See 156 N. Y. 70.)

1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.

The motion for a reargument of this case should be denied. In the opinion heretofore handed down, it was attempted to be shown that, under the particular circum stances of the case, the charge made at the request of the plaintiff, that a railroad company is bound to exercise all the care and skill which human prudence and foresight can suggest to secure the safety of its passengers, while correct in some cases, in the present case might well have misled the jury into the belief that such was the rule of responsibility applicable to the decision of the issue between the plaintiff and the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Maverick v. . Eighth Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
  2. Unger v. Forty-Second Street & Grand Street Ferry RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  3. Coddington v. . the B'klyn Crosstown R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Plumb v. . Richmond Light R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
  2. Zimmer v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  3. McLean v. Triboro Coach Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Hershel Krasnow v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  5. Bartnik v. Erie RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899

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