Cahnmann v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from a judgment upon a verdict and from an order denying a new trial. Action for damages for personal injuries sustained from the alleged negligence of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHascall, J.
It is complained that the appellant had been injured through the negligence of the respondent; that he was driving a horse attached to a delivery wagon; that a car, approaching from behind, ran against the wagon with so much force as to knock it and the horse down and throw the plaintiff to the street.
It appears that this plaintiff and one Hoffman had, as partners and owners, already successfully maintained a suit in a Municipal Court to recover for the alleged damage to their horse and wagon, and it was sought by plaintiff, suing here in his individual capacity for damages for injuries to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- House v. . LockwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Reilly v. Sicilian Asphalt Paving Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Reilly v. Sicilian Asphalt Paving Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897