Binns v. Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff, entered on the 5th day of May, 1903, upon the decision of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
The plaintiff was injured on the night of February 26, 1902, while crossing Hostrand avenue in the borough of Brooklyn, on the south side of De Kalb avenue. ' He had just crossed from the northeast to the southwest corner of the two avenues for the purpose of taking a De Kalb avenue car going eastwardly. The car had, however, started eastwardly across Hostrand avenue,, and the conductor called to him to “come on” to the east Hostrand avenue crossing. As- he was crossing Hostrand avenue, about abreast of the rear of the De Kalb avenue :car, and while on the first or…
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