Caledonian Insurance v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, J.
This action is to recover on an assigned claim for damage to a motor truck at a railroad highway crossing. The truck became stalled upon defendant’s tracks at what is known as the Indian road crossing in the town of Cheektowaga. At that point, which is in the open country, Indian road runs north and south and is crossed by the railroad at right angles, as it also is by the Delaware and Lackawanna railroad 150 feet to the north and by the Lehigh Valley railroad 40 feet to the south. There is a slight grade from both directions up to defendant’s tracks, which run from the crossing easterly in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Continental Improvement Co. v. SteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Warner v. . the New York Cen. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Ennis v. GrayNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Milliman v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Kulp Transportation Lines, Inc. v. Erie RailroadNew York City Court · 1928
- Garemchuk v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
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