Englehardt v. Central New England Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Central' New England Railway Company, from, a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Dutchess on the 30th day of November, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 4th day of December, 1909, denying the said defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutesl
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
The defendant appeals from a judgment against it for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff through its alleged negligence. The facts briefly stated are as follows: The place of the accident was in the city of Poughkeepsie. On the evening of July 16,1908, there was a public exhibition of fireworks which the plaintiff and some of- her woman friends attended: On their way home they passed through premises owned and used by the defendant as a railroad yard, and through which various tracks and switches were laid. The premises were situated between two public streets, and the…
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- Sweet v. City of PoughkeepsieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
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