Curry v. D., L. W.R.R. Co.

This is an accident case. The sole question is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the judgment of the District Court of the city of Hoboken based upon a verdict of $250, plus costs, entered by the judge sitting without a jury, in favor of the plaintiff.

The plaintiff was employed by commission brokers for farmers who sent their poultry, on the railroad of defendant, to Brooklyn, New York, for sale. The shipments of poultry were made in railroad cars and unloaded along an unloading platform, constructed of wood planks. This platform was roofed and was about one hundred and fifty feet…