Legal Opinion
Weber v. . N.Y. Cen. H.R.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1874PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The defendant seeks a reversal of the judgment in this action: First, because of the refusal of the court to nonsuit the plaintiff upon the ground that his own negligence contributed to the injury; and, second, upon exceptions to the charge to the jury. The duty of every individual using a public highway at railway crossings to exercise that degree of care and prudence called for by the peculiar circumstances, and proportioned to the danger of injury from a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Beisiegel v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Fero v. . the Buffalo and State Line Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Davis v. . N.Y.C. and H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- MacKay v. . New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Massoth v. President of Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- McGrath v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- McGrath v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Blum v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
- Inabnett v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
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