Bruno v. Brooklyn City Railroad

This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been inflicted upon the plaintiff through the negligence of defendant, and without any on his part. The jury rendered a imrdict in plaintiff’s favor for §1,500, and from the judgment entered thereupon, and the order denying *328a motion for a new trial, this appeal is taken. The testimony shows that plaintiff took passage on an open car of defendant running easterly through Flushing avenue, all the seats of which were occupied, and the rear platform of which was crowded, though there may have been standing room on the front platform. He…