Legal Opinion
Gallagher v. Christopher & Tenth Street Railroad
New York Court of Common Pleas
Decided January 3, 1888PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the District Court in the City of New York for the Fourth Judicial District. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam. — [Present, Van Hoesen and Bookstaver, JJ.]
—This action was brought to recover wages as a driver or conductor on defendant’s road, from July 31st to August 6th, 1887, amounting to S9.38. The defense was a special agreement with plaintiff, and a breach thereof by *367him, whereby the sum of $15 became due from him to defendant. &
The material portions of the contract are as follows:
“Rule 8. Conductors . . . must register every person getting-upon the car.”
“ Rule 10. No conductor will be permitted to receive a fare from a passenger, directly or indirectly.”
And for a violation of either…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Birdsall v. Twenty-Third Street Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1879
3Cited by2 opinions
- Howard v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1896
- Rozen v. Dry-Dock, East Broadway & Battery RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894