Jones v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the late General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered October 21,1895, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial. This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. The facts, so" far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the late General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered October 21,1895, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial. This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant. The facts, so" far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant was free from negligence contributing to the injury. (Miles v. King, 18 App. Div. 41; Black v. Third Am. R. R. Co., 2 App. Div. 387; Jonas v. L. I. R. R. Co., 21…
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, Ch. J.
The judgment awards to the plaintiff $5,000, for injuries sustained by her in a fall, occasioned by the sudden jolt of defendant’s car while she was entering it. The story of the accident was told by the plaintiff, and from, it we extract the following:
“ On the 9tli of February, last year (1894), I left my home in Fairport, intending to make a visit. 1 left my house about half-past eight in the morning, intending to take the West Shore local train for Pittsford. That train was due to leave Fairport a little after nine o’clock or about nine o’clock. I went to the station of the…
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