Legal Opinion
Wendell v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1883PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of Henry P. Wendell, the plaintiffs' intestate, by the defendant.
At the close of the plaintiffs' case the defendant moved to nonsuit upon the ground that the carelessness of the deceased contributed to the injury which occasioned his death. At the close of the whole evidence this motion was renewed upon the additional ground that there was no proof of negligence on the part of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hartfield v. RoperNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Reynolds v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Barker v. . SavageNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Honegsberger v. Second Avenue RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
3Cited by37 opinions
- Western Railway of Alabama v. MutchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Moebus v. . HerrmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Camardo v. New York State RailwaysNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Johnson's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Cleveland, Etc., Railway Co. v. MoneyhunIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
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