Adler v. Lesser
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Second District. Action by William Adler, an infant, etc., against Rachel Lesser. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
The action was brought to recover the sum of $500 damages for personal injuries, and was tried before the court with a jury. A verdict was rendered for plaintiff: Defendant appeals. The evidence on the part of the plaintiff was substantially that the plaintiff, a boy of eight years of age, was standing upon Rutger street in the borough of Manhattan, three or four inches from the curb; that a wagon, upon which appeared the name “Lesser, 90 Pitt Street,” was driven rapidly along said Rutger street near the curb; and that, as it came opposite to the plaintiff, the hub of the front wheel struck…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Turner v. . City of NewburghNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- H.M. Filer v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- McClain v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Cattano v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Alberti v. N. Y., Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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