Blair v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 20th day of May, 1910, and also from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J.:
As plaintiff, a passenger upon one of defendant’s cars, was attempting to alight at a transfer station, the car was started and she was thrown to the ground and seriously injured. The evidence shows that.the proper signal was given to the motorman to start the car, but the parties differ, as to who gave such signal. The only evidence on plaintiff’s part relating to this question is that of her daughter, who testifies that she had alighted from the car and was assisting her mother to' get off, when she heard two bells struck. She cried out, “ Wait a minute,” looked around and saw the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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