Legal Opinion
Lessig v. New York Central R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate, in the course of his employment by United Flour Trucking Company, Inc., was removing bags of flour from a yard of the defendant railroad to the nearby warehouse of his employer. He was pushing a hand truck across a steel runway that connected two freight cars of the defendant standing on parallel railroad tracks. One of the cars moved, the runway went at a zigzag,” the intestate lost his balance and, falling upon a third rail, was electrocuted. In this action to recover damages for his death, a verdict for the plaintiff was set aside and the complaint dismissed. We…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Galbraith v. BuschNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Slater v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Tortora v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Bressler v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
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- Lorenzo v. Center Kinney, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Orlexey v. New York & Queens Electric Light & Power Co.New York Supreme Court · 1946