Corbett v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, from a judgment of the County Court of Oswego county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 13th day of March, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury for $500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 16th day of March, 1911, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Robson, J.:
Plaintiff, a skilled mechanic employed by defendant, had been working for it in the capacity of a car repairer in its yards at Oswego for several years prior to the occurrence which is-the cause of action upon which he has recovered the judgment now before us for review.
Just before the accident plaintiff and a fellow-workman in. *160the course of their duty made some repairs to the trucks of a freight car. To make these repairs it was necessary to take the defective trucks out from under the end of the car, which rested upon them, and to which they were attached. This required that the…
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