Legal Opinion

O'Neil v. . D.D., E.B. B.R.R. Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 1, 1891PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In July, 1889, while the plaintiff was a passenger in one of the cars of the defendant corporation, she was injured in a collision between the car and a truck of the other defendant, and she brought this action to recover damages for her injuries, alleging that they were caused by the concurring negligence of both defendants.

It is not important now to detail the circumstances attending the injury of the plaintiff. A careful scrutiny of the evidence leaves no doubt upon our minds that it fairly tended to show concurring negligence of both defendants, and the verdict of the jury, approved by…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Chapman v. . McCormickNew York Court of Appeals · 1881

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Richmond Railway & Electric Co. v. GarthrightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
  2. Citizens' Rapid Transit Co. v. SeigristTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Richmond Traction Co. v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
  4. Bremer v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
  5. Dunican v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899

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