Robinson v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of New York on the 25th day of May, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury for $4,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 27th day of May, 1904, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The plaintiff was engaged in distributing ice in the city of New York on June 25, 1901. He started to drive his ice wagon from a *244point on the east side of the Bowery, nearly opposite Pell street. He testified that he looked up and down the Bowery, saw that everything was clear and started to drive across ; that he got about half way across, looked up and saw a car rapidly approaching. Before he could get across the track his wagon was struck by, the car and he was thrown out and seriously injured.
I think there was evidence to justify the submission of the question of the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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