Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. New York, N. H. & H. R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 10, 1934No. 65PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries which he claimed to have sustained while engaged in interstate commerce. The ■complaint alleges that the defendant negligently maintained and operated a motor ear and hand ear so as to cause it to derail and injure the plaintiff. The trial was had before Judge Galston and a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $85,000, which was subsequently reduced to $65,000.
On the evening of July 14, 1932, at the defendant’s railroad yards at New Haven, Conn., the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Galpin v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SchendelSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Davis v. WolfeSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Claim of Doey v. Clarence P. Howland Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Kibadeaux v. Standard Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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