Legal Opinion
Hooks v. New York Central Railroad
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided February 13, 1963No. Civ. No. 7353PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES T. FOLEY, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Willie C. Hooks, an itinerant farm worker, was struck by a train of the defendant railroad company on the morning of July 2, 1958 and severely injured. The accident happened while Hooks was crossing over on foot the four mainline tracks of the railroad at a farm crossing located on the Koury farm in open country near Oriskany, New York. After a well-tried presentation by experienced lawyers, a verdict of $30,000.00 was returned by a jury in plaintiff’s favor, and the important question is whether the verdict should be allowed to stand. My…
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- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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