Clark 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 Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, bearing date the 28th day of January, 1902, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings, upon the verdict of a jury for $10,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 7th day of March, 1902, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a collision between a truck which he was driving and one of the trolley cars of the defendant. Upon the argument of the appeal no question has been presented in behalf of the appellant as to the negligence of the defendant or the plaintiff’s freedom from contributory negligence. Only three points are argued in the brief, and these I will consider in order.(1) For the purpose of showing the extent of the plaintiff’s injuries, he was permitted by the trial court, in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hatfield v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Zimmer v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Winner v. LathropNew York Supreme Court · 1893
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