Legal Opinion

Trapp v. . International Railway Company

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 20, 1919Published

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered June 1, 1917, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through the negligence of defendant.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered June 1, 1917, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through the negligence of defendant. The jury found that while the plaintiff was attempting to alight from one of the defendant’s street cars, the car was suddenly started and the plaintiff was thrown and injured. This finding of the jury is not questioned upon this appeal. The only contention made by the defendant…

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event, on authority of Kurak v. Traiche (226 N. Y. 266); no opinion.

Concur: Chase, Collin, Hogan, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ. Not sitting: Cuddeback, J.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kurak v. . TraicheNew York Court of Appeals · 1919

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