Legal Opinion

Doyle v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 24, 1953PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,.

The judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant in this case must be reversed and a new trial ordered because of the improper conduct of counsel for the defendant.

*822Plaintiff sustained serious injuries when run over by a subway train. The issues in the ease were the alleged negligence of the operator of the train in not observing plaintiff in the roadbed and stopping the train in-time to avoid the accident and the alleged contributory negligence of the plaintff in being upon the tracks. It was, of course, for the jury to determine the credibility of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Noseworthy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
  2. Dougherty v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
  3. Dougherty v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Coleman v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973

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