Ackman v. Third Avenue Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Third Avenue Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 22d day of November, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 22d day of November, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
The action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff because of the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff- alleged that he had received “ a wound at the right upper angle of the forehead, also a fracture of the skull, concussion of the brain," and a fracture of the nasal bone, all of which gave him severe bodily pain and shock to his physical and mental system, and that by reason thereof plaintiff * * * will be prevented from attending to his usual business duties and will be permanently disabled.” A witness was produced by the plaintiff on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kleiner v. . Third Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Geoghegan v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
- Keefe v. . LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Lewin v. Lehigh Valley RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Sealey v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Wilkins v. Nassau Newspaper Delivery Express Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904