Legal Opinion
Hoyt v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 1890PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The trial of the action under the pleadings involved the negligence of both the plaintiff and defendant, and the evidence upon the trial had mainly relation to those issues. The only errors assigned by the appellant that I deem it necessary to examine in disposing of this appeal, relate to the rejection of some evidence offered by the defendant, upon the subject of plaintiff's contributory negligence and the charge in respect to the standard of judgment required…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kent v. Town of LincolnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
- Hill v. Portland & Rochester RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1867
- Darling v. WestmorelandSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1872
3Cited by3 opinions
- Maguire v. . BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Capital Traction Co. v. CoplandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1917
- McGuire v. New York Railways Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917