Barnwell v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

In an action by a passenger on defendant’s train to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her while alighting therefrom, defendant appeals from a judgment of the City Court of Mount Vernon, entered April 1, 1960, in favor of plaintiff upon the decision of the court, after a nonjury trial. Plaintiff alleges that while descending the steps of the car in which she had been riding, she slipped due to an aecumu*543lation of snow and ice on the steps. Judgment reversed on the law and the facts, with costs, and complaint dismissed. Findings of fact contained in the decision which may be…