Thompson v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by Julia V. D. Thompson against the Manhattan Railway Company to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff’s foot. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtDykmar, J.
This suit was for the recovery of damages for injuries to the plaintiff’s foot. The complaint contains two counts for injuries to the same foot. The first injury was by being trodden upon by a passenger who was standing in the same car where the plaintiff was seated, about the 1st of June, 1888. The plaintiff entered the car at the City Hall station, and after it started she noticed a man in a state of intoxication standing in the aisle, holding onto a strap, nearly in front of her. After the man had been in that position some time, he lurched, and stepped on the plaintiff’s foot. He was…
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