Page v. President
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term. Action by George L. Page against the president, managers, and company of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, P. J.
The plaintiff in this action seeks to recover against the defendant for a personal injury which he claims was caused by one of its employés negligently opening a switch, and allowing an engine to back down against a car he was helping to unload. The defendant does not deny that it is liable to respond in damages to the extent of his injuries, but it claims that the verdict which was rendered against it upon the trial was grossly excessive, and that such verdict was rendered because of many erroneous rulings made upon the trial. A large amount of medical evidence as to the extent and effect of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leeds v. . Metropolitan Gas-Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Starbird v. . BarronsNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Staal v. . Grand Street and Newtown Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Gilbertson v. Forty-Second Street, Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Avenue Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Jefferson v. . N.Y.E.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Consolidated Arizona Smelting Co. v. EgichArizona Supreme Court · 1920
- Pickett v. Town of West MonroeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Page v. President of Delaware & H. Canal Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903