Lockwood v. Troy City Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Troy City Railway Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 28th day of March, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury for $800, also from an ’ order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day of March, 1903, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 18th day of…
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Appeal by the defendant, the Troy City Railway Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 28th day of March, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury for $800, also from an ’ order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day of March, 1903, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 18th day of April, 1903, granting the plaintiff an extra allowance of costs.
1Opinion of the Court
Chester, J.:
The action is for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the negligence of the defendant in operating one of its electric cars on a bridge over the Mohawk river at Ontario street in the city of Cohoes. The plaintiff has procured a judgment, and the defendant appeals.
With reference to the injuries sued for it is alleged in the complaint as follows : “ Said plaintiff was knocked and thrown from his *114wagon to the- ground, and floor of said bridge, and thereby severely injuring the said plaintiff, breaking his ribs, spraining his ankle and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ehrgott v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Kleiner v. . Third Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
- Keefe v. . LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Kurak v. . TraicheNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Johnson v. City of TroyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908