McCaffrey v. President of Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Rensselaer county. Affirmed. Action by Frances McCaffrey against the president, managers, and company of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, P. J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment on a verdict and from an order denying the motion for a new trial. The plaintiff was an unmarried woman, who had been for some months residing with her sister, Mrs. Bloss, at Troy. On Sunday, October 23, 1886, she was taking a drive with her sister in a two-seated carriage. The two s'-ats faced in the same direction. She and her sister were on the back seat, the plaintiff on the right; the coachman on the front seat, in the middle or a little to the right. The two seats were very close together. The sides of the carriage were all open. The…
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