Lane v. City of Syracuse
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term. Action for personal injuries by Mary Lane against the city of Syracuse and the Syracuse St East Side Railway Company. Judgment dismissing the complaint at the close of the evidence, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
This action was begun October 21, 1895, to recover damages for personal injuries caused, it is alleged, solely by the negligence of the defendants. The defendants appeared by different attorneys, and each answered for itself. The general direction of Oak street is northerly and southerly, and it is crossed by Henderson street, which is an east and west street. The common council of the city of Syracuse authorized the Syracuse & East Side Railway Company to construct its line in Oak street, from its intersection with Burnet avenue, thence northerly in Oak street to Henderson, thence east in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Babbage v. . PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Jorgensen v. . SquiresNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Sewell v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- People Ex Rel. Markey v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1875