Robinson v. City of New York

In this negligence action the plaintiffs recovered a judgment against the defendants following a jury verdict. On appeal, the Appellate Term unanimously reversed the judgment and dismissed the complaint, holding that the plaintiff wife was contributorily negligent as a matter of law, and that no actionable negligence was established.

The defendant rested at the close of the plaintiffs’ case. The facts as proven at the trial established that Mrs. Robinson entered the Manhattan terminal of the Staten Island ferry at a time when it was crowded with passengers hurrying to embark upon a vessel…