Legal Opinion
Hoes v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1903PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The public administrator of the county of New York brings this action against the defendant, The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, a Connecticut corporation, to recover damages for its alleged negligence in causing the death of one George Dean, who was killed in a head-on collision while acting as an engine driver on one of the trains.
The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for five thousand dollars, and the Appellate Division has affirmed the judgment entered thereon with a divided court.
At the close of the plaintiff's case a motion was made to dismiss the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Ferguson v. . CrawfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Hood v. . HoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Matter of Accounting of HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- O'Connor v. . HugginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Gregonis v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Griffith v. Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- In Re the Estate of D'AdamoNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Jordan v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
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