Hirschman v. Dry-Dock, East Broadway & Battery Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by Mina Hirschman against the Dry-Dock, East Broadway & Battery Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtRumsey, J.
On the 23d day of June, 1894, on Clinton street, in the city of New York, the plaintiff was run over by a horse car of the defendant, and received, as she claims, serious injuries, for which §he brings this action to recover damages. At the trial her complaint was dismissed at the close of her case, and she takes this appeal from the judgment entered upon the dismissal.
The complaint was dismissed upon the grounds—First, that the *305plaintiff was guilty of contributory' negligence; and, second, that the defendant was not guilty of any. negligence. On the afternoon above stated, the plaintiff was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Eckert v. . the Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Linnehan v. SampsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
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