Madden v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, from a judgment of the County Court of Ontario county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ontario on the 25th day of November, 1903 upon the verdict of a jury for $1,525, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 25th day of November, 1903, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Spring, J.:
The plaintiff attended a fireman’s parade at Geneva on the 6th of August, 1903. He purchased a regular ticket for Shortsville, thirteen *407miles from Geneva, and was at defendant’s station to take the train leaving for Shortsville about ten o’clock in the evening. He went in the smoking car, and, finding no vacant seat, started for the second coach back and met his brother and an acquaintance named Man-nix. The three proceeded to the second coach, Mannix leading, when they were met by a crowd coming from the rear of the car, and the aisle at the forward end was filled. The crowd…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graham v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Cattano v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Dawson v. Trustees of New York & Brooklyn BridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Fahner v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
3Cited by3 opinions
- Leach v. School District No. 322Washington Supreme Court · 1938
- Wein v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
- Madden v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905