Morris v. International Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, International 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 Erie on the 13th day of March, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury for $30,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office ón the same day denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Lambert, J.:
The plaintiff was a passenger upon one of the electric cars operated by the defendant company. The conveyor of electricity, or trolley wheel, so called, for some cause was thrust into the car with great force, coming in contact with the plaintiff’s head, producing the injury involved in this action. Several grounds of negligence are alleged, involving operation, *62safe appliances, etc. The plaintiff had a verdict of $30,000. An order made by the trial justice denying motion of the defendant to set aside or reduce the verdict on the ground that it was excessive was entered, and this…
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