Legal Opinion
Roach v. Yonkers Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 10, 1934PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHagarty, J.
Plaintiff Elizabeth Roach, while riding as a passenger in a street car operated by defendant railroad company on a single track in the city of Yonkers, was injured in a head-on collision with a truck driven by defendant Marotta. It is the theory of the railroad company, supported by proof, that Marotta, while driving at a high rate of speed, ran his truck on the track within a few feet of the front of the car at a time when it was impossible to avoid striking it. On the other hand, Marotta contended that for some distance before the accident he had been approaching the defendant’s street car…
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