Buhrens v. Dry-Dock, East Broadway & Battery Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by John Buhrens against the Dry-Doclc, East Broadway & Battery Bail way Company, for damages on account of personal injuries in a collision between plaintiff’s wagon and defendant's street-car. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
This action was brought to recover damages on account of personal injuries received by the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a baker. On the morning of December 15, 1884, he was driving Ids wagon through Pike street, towards East Broadway. The defendant’s tracks are in the latter street, the down track being the one nearer the north side. The morning was dark, and it was raining hard, but the electric lights were burning, and a person could see a distance of three-quarters of a block away. When the plaintiff reached the corner of the street, he looked out of the wagon, which had open sides, and saw…
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