Blair v. . Erie Railway Company
New York Court of Appeals
I ■ peal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department in favor of plaintiff, entered upon an order denying a motion for a new trial, and directing judgment on a verdict.
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I ■ peal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department in favor of plaintiff, entered upon an order denying a motion for a new trial, and directing judgment on a verdict. This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of Nathaniel P. Blair, plaintiff’s intestate The accident causing the death of Blair occurred April 2, 1874. Blair was employed by the United States Express Company to deliver freight about town at Homellsville. He had formerly been an express messenger on the cars. On the day mentioned, at the request of…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The defendant seeks exemption from liability for the injuries sustained by the plaintiff's intestate upon the ground that the intestate was bound by the terms of the contract entered into between the defendant and the express company, and that such contract exonerates the defendant from liability for negligence.
The original contract between the defendant and the express company, provided that the defendant should transport, free of charge, the money-safes,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eaton v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Bissell v. . New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Smith v. . the New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Poucher v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Stinson v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
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- Brewer v. New York, Lake Erie & Western R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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