Fitch v. Mayor
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Abbie C. Fitch against the Mayor, etc., of New York and the South Ferry Railway Company, for personal injuries. Plaintiff had judgment, and the city appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtSedgwick, C. J.
The action was for damages for personal injuries caused, as the complaint alleged, by the negligence of the appellant. The appellant’s co-defendant was a street-railway company using horses, and called the “South Ferry Railway Company. ” It had a terminus at or near the corner of Church street and Yesey street. In Church street, at the terminus, a turn-table was inserted. In the ordinary course of tilings a car would go upon this turntable. Passengers would step from the platform of the car to the sidewalk. The car would then be turned.. In turning, the platform of the car would, move over…
2Cited by1 opinion
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