Morck v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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…
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