Fister v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from an order and judgment rendered in the Municipal Court, fourth district, borough of Manhattan in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
The only question raised by this appeal is whether or not the Municipal Court has jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the cause of action as set forth in the complaint.
The complaint alleges that the defendant is a domestic corporation, operating certain cars in the city of New York, and engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire. That the defendant received the plaintiff upon one of its cars as a passenger, that his fare was paid, that, while he was a passenger and being taken to his destination, he was willfully and maliciously insulted, assaulted, beaten and bruised by the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ross v. . MatherNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
3Cited by3 opinions
- Rein v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
- Busch v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
- Fallon v. Interurban Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903