Legal Opinion · Dissent
Hessner v. Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 16, 1975Published
1DissentReynolds, J.
While I cannot dispute on the instant record the contention that the defendant’s negligence was properly submitted for the jury’s resolution (Scheel v. Long Is. R.R. Co., 18 N Y 2d 684; Latourelle v. New York Cent. R. R. Co., 301 N. Y. 103; Henavie v. New York Cent. & Hudson Riv. R.R. Co., 166 N. Y. 280), I find the record clearly establishes that plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law (Dolfini v. Erie R. R. Co., 178 N. Y. 1; Cassidy v. Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville R. R. Co., 200 App. Div. 241; see, also, Wadsworth v. Delaware Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co., 296 N. Y.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dolfini v. . Erie R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Avery v. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Wadsworth v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Cassidy v. Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Latourelle v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
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