Corley v. New York & Harlem Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from, special term, New York county. Action by Martin Corley, an infant, by Walter Duncan, his guardian ad litem, against the New York & Harlem Railroad Company, to recover for personal injuries. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, on the ground of newly-discovered evidence, surprise, and that the trial had resulted in an injustice, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a boy nine years of age, in an accident occurring March 10,1896, upon defendant’s street railroad. The boy *942had some wounds about the head, and a fracture of the right femur, about the middle of the leg. He was taken to the hospital immediately after the accident occurred, and remained there until April 30, 1896, about seven weeks, and was then taken home, and remained there until the trial, and afterwards. The wounds about his head had healed when he left the hospital, and his leg had mended so that he was able to…
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