Palmer v. New York & Lake Champlain Transportation Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Clinton county. Action by Edward Palmer against the Hew York & Lake Champlain Transportation Company and the Lake Champlain Transportation Company to recover damages for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,723.75, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant the Hew York & Lake Champlain Transportation Company appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtPutham, J.
On May 19, 1891, the Hew York & Lake Champlain Transportation Company’s tugboat Robert H. Cook left White*562hall with a tow of canal boats, and was shortly followed by the tugboat E. C. Baker, owned by the Lake Champlain Transportation Company, also with a tow of canal boats, among which was plaintiff’s. The Baker shortly came up with the Cook, and gave two blasts of the whistle as a signal that they desired to pass on the left-hand side of the Cook. The Cook answered by a similar signal, which signified an assent to the request of the Baker. Thereupon, the Cook moved over to the right-hand or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Walker v. Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1866
- The " City of Washington."Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Cooper v. . Eastern Transportation CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- The ClementU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1855
- Schneider v. Second-Avenue RailroadThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1891
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bullock v. Yakima Valley Transportation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1919
- Nussbaum v. DennisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
- Palmer v. New York & L. C. Transp. Co.New York Supreme Court · 1895
- Palmer v. New York & Lake Champlain Transportation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896