Legal Opinion
Hynes v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1921PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On July 8, 1916, Harvey Hynes, a lad of sixteen, swam with two companions from the Manhattan to the Bronx side of the Harlem river or United States Ship canal, a navigable stream. Along the Bronx side of the river was the right of way of the defendant, the New York Central railroad, which operated its trains at that point by high tension wires, strung on poles and crossarms. Projecting from the defendant's bulkhead above the waters of the river was a plank or springboard from which boys of the neighborhood used to dive. One end of the board had been placed under a rock on the defendant's…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Laidlaw v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Beck v. . CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Jewhurst v. . City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Hoffman v. . ArmstrongNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- McCloskey v. . BuckleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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