Legal Opinion

Donnelly v. Long Island Rail Road

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

Decided November 5, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The infant plaintiff was injured while crossing the freight yard of the defendant by coming in contact with the third rail. Judgment of the County Court of Nassau county in favor of infant plaintiff for his injuries and in favor of the adult plaintiff for medical expenses *858reversed on the law, with costs, and the complaint dismissed, with costs. Appeal from order dismissed. Assuming that the defendant allowed the public to cross its yards by following the cobblestone driveway from Main and Center streets toward Jackson street and thence across its tracks to Jackson street, the infant plaintiff…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Englehardt v. Central New England Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Nilsen v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
  2. Lederman v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Karpel v. RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  4. Scholl v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
  5. Waters v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1966

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