Phillips v. New York Cent. & H. R. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Rockland county. Action by Samuel Phillips against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,500, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. ReversBcl.
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
This is an action for .the recovery of damages resulting from personal injuries of the plaintiff, received at a highway *300crossing in Rockland county over tEe West Shore Railroad, which is operated by the defendant. The highway at the place of the accident is carried across the railroad by a bridge above the grade of that road. The accident happened between half past 6 and 7 o’clock in the morning of March 27, 1894. During the half hour between half past 6 and 7 o’clock in the morning of that day, two trains passed south on the West Shore Railroad under the bridge mentioned. The first of those…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Mumma v. Easton & Amboy RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1906
- Skinner v. New York, O. & W. RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1900
- Barbeau v. HinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- O'Brien v. New York Cent. & H. R. R.New York Supreme Court · 1909