Acampora v. Whitridge
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Eighth District. Action by John Acampora against Frederick W. Whitridge, as receiver'of the Third Avenue Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff contends that he was driving his wagon north on St. Nicholas avenue, following a large truck likewise north-bound on the north-bound track,' and that at 164th street he turned west to cross the south-bound track and proceed along 164th street to his destination on Broadway; that as he was turning upon the . south-bound track defendant’s south-bound car was at 165th street, a full block away; that he raised his hand in signal to the motorman when the car was about 25 feet away, but nevertheless the car proceeded rapidly forward, and the collision occurred.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hamilton v. Third Avenue RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- Clancy v. Troy & L. RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Rohe v. Third Ave. RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895