Cunningham v. Dry Dock, East Broadway & Battery Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from an order and judgment of the General Term of the City Court of the city of Hew York, affirming a judgment of the City Court, entered upon a verdict of a jury.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff alleged in her complaint, and on the trial offered evidence tending to show, that, as she was about to alight from one of the defendant’s cars, which had been stopped for the purpose of permitting the plaintiff to alight therefrom, said ear was suddenly started again through the negligence of the defendant, and plaintiff was thrown to the ground and received injuries. The testimony on the part of the defendant tended to show that the plaintiff received her injuries while attempting to get off the car while it was still in motion; that is to say, the defendant’s testimony…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Patterson v. Westchester Electric Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Savage v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Kuhlman v. Metropolitan Street Ry. Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- Edelman v. Interurban Steet Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905