Johnson v. . City of Niagara Falls
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered July 22, 1918, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. In May, 1913, the plaintiff was seated in a wagon drawn by one horse which she was driving westerly along Niagara Falls boulevard toward the city of Niagara Falls.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered July 22, 1918, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. In May, 1913, the plaintiff was seated in a wagon drawn by one horse which she was driving westerly along Niagara Falls boulevard toward the city of Niagara Falls. When she arrived at the easterly line of the city she turned southerly over a so-called street referred to as Evershed street, and proceeded southerly thereon. When midway between the boulevard and a railroad crossing her horse stepped into…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
There are two main thoroughfares running easterly and then southerly from the city of Niagara Falls to and through the village of La Salle. They are substantially parallel with the Niagara river. The one nearest the river, called the “ River road,” is now known as Buffalo avenue. The other, which is about one mile from the river, called the “ Mile Line road,” is now known as Niagara Falls boulevard. The land between the river and the Mile Line road is known as the New York State Mile Reserve. The easterly line of the city of Niagara Falls is the westerly line of the village of La Salle and…
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