Zingrebe v. Union Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Union Railway Company of New ' York City, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 13th day of March, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury for $4,000. '
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
This is an action for personal damages, and it is conceded that there-was evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant sufficient to take the case to the jury. Exceptions to the charge of the trial court and to the admission of. evidence are urged upon this appeal. The plaintiff was riding as a guest in a t-wo-seated surrey, and was injured by a ear of the defendant colliding with the vehicle *578at the intersection of One Hundred and Seventieth street and Third avenue, in the borough of Manhattan.
The learned trial court in its charge to the jury said : “A person ■ is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. . StoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Seifter v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900