Wylde v. Northern Railroad Co. of New Jersey
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. This action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of defendants. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. This action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of defendants. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. Plaintiff, to recover, must prove that the company sought to be charged contracted to carry him; that he was injured on their line and through the negligence of their servants. ( Murch v. Con. R. R. Co., 9 Foster, 9 ; Parkeer v. Ren. and S. R. R. Co., 16 Barb., 315;…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
The Erie Railway Company, in October, 1870, issued to the plaintiff a commutation ticket, entitling him to a passage, each way daily, between Jersey City and Ranuet, a station on the Piermont branch of the Erie railway, until May 1, 1871. There was an indorsement on the , ticket declaring that it was held subject to an agreement with the company, signed by the holder. It was issued at the office of the Erie Railway Company in Rew York, on the surrender, by the plaintiff, of a commutation ticket, for one year, between Jersey City and Grant on, a station on the Rorthern railroad, and on the…
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