Allessi v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.

On May 21, 1935, the plaintiff was injured while a passenger upon one of the defendant’s trains. At or about five-thirty p. m. of that day she paid her fare at the Times Square Station of the subway, and while standing near the center of the platform awaiting the Sea Beach train, many people crowded and surged forward as the train doors opened, pushing and throwing her down inside of the car. By reasons thereof she fell backwards, hitting her head on the floor, and also sustained injuries to her wrist. The defendant’s train dispatcher testified that this train generally consisted of eight…