West v. New York Transportation Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff in the City Court of the city of New York, after a trial before the court and a jury, and also from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
It is not easy to see upon what the jury predicated a finding of negligence on the part of defendant’s driver. The plaintiff started to cross Eighth avenue, at the northeast- corner of Forty-second street going from east to west. Before he left the curb he saw the defendant’s electric cab coming down Eighth avenue at a moderate pace. When he had reached the north-bound or easterly track he looked south, as he says, to see if a car was coming, and seeing none proceeded and almost immediately walked or ran into the cab, and was thrown down. He did not look at or for the cab after leaving the…
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