Johnson v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Hew York county. Action by David M. Johnson against the Manhattan Bail way Company, for personal injuries. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been received by the plaintiff in falling over the railing of the stairs of > one of the stations upon the defendant’s road. It is not necessary to state the facts established by the evidence in order to determine the questions arising upon this appeal. It is sufficient to say that the action was founded upon the negligence of the defendant, and it was sought to establish such negligence by proof of the method in which the rail over which the plaintiff fell was constructed, and that other accidents had happened because of such faulty…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Masterton v. . Village of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Strohm v. . the N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Hewlett v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Silsby v. Michigan Car Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Pryor v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1900
- Chicago. R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. HaleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
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