Mix v. Hamburg-American Steamship Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Hamburg-American Steamship Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered ■ in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of December, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury for $12,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 20th day of December, 1902, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, with notice of an intention to bring up for review…
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Appeal by the defendant, the Hamburg-American Steamship Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered ■ in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of December, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury for $12,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 20th day of December, 1902, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 5th day of December, 1902, denying the defendant’s motion…
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The plaintiff’s husband, Harry Mix, on the 17th of August, 1901, was a pilot on the pilot boat James■ Gordon Bennett, and on that day he lost his life by a collision between such boat and the defendant’s steamer, the Aleñe.- This action was- brought-to recover damages for the- pecuniary injuries sustained by the widow resulting from his death, on the ground that the same was caused solely by *476the defendant’s negligence. She had a verdict for $12,500 and from the judgment entered thereon, and an order denying a motion. for a new trial, defendant has appealed.
The validity of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hinsdale v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Fajardo v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Lennan v. Hamburg-American Steamship Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
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