Heath v. Broadway & Seventh Avenue Railroad
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal from a judgment entered upon a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying motion for a new trial made upon the minutes of the judge at the trial.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—O’Gorman, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiff to recover damages against the defendant company, for injury inflicted on her *501by reason of the negligence of the conductor on one of defendant’s cars in starting it suddenly while plaintiff was alighting, whereby plaintiff was personally injured and incurred pecuniary loss.
A verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $2,513.86, and judgment entered thereon. The defendant moved for a new trial, which motion was denied and appeal was taken. Appeal was also,' taken from the judgment.
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- People v. . SchuylerNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Stowell v. American Co-operative Relief Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Rosenberg v. . BlockNew York Court of Appeals · 1886