Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided October 19, 1927PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinelite, J.
The court granted a nonsuit at the close of plaintiff’s case, but entertained plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
Plaintiff contends that her uncontradicted evidence shows the defendant was negligent in failing to warn her of the dangers to be encountered, and that it is a general rule of law where a situation of danger arises that it is the duty of the carrier to warn the passengers of such danger, and that if no warning is given, and injury results, the carrier is thereby rendered liable.
The action was brought for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a first-class passenger on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Murrary v. . Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Fonseca v. Cunard Steamship Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Forsyth v. . City of OswegoNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Palmer v. . Pennsylvania Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad v. CarperIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Moses v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1936
- Selley v. BenedictSupreme Court of Florida · 1952