Legal Opinion

Morck v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 15, 1934Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Young, Kapper and Carswell, JJ., concur; Davis, J., dissents and votes for reversal and a new trial in memorandum as follows: The right of plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of Christian Morck, to recover damages is extremely doubtful as a matter of law. (Miller v. New York Central Railroad Co., 226 App. Div. 205; affd., 252 N. Y. 546; Schrader v. N. Y., C. & St. L. R. R. Co., 254 id. 148.) The doubtful nature of this case on the facts is illustrated by the fact that on two prior trials juries disagreed. On every litigated issue on this trial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Miller v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
  2. Miller v. New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  3. White v. Lehigh Valley RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924

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