Willis v. . Long Island Railroad Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court in the second judicial district, affirming a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, recovered on the verdict of a jury at the Queens Circuit, on the trial before Mr. Justice Lott, in October, 1859. The case as heard at Special Term by Judge Emott on a motion for a new trial, is reported in 32 Barb., 398. The action was for damages resulting from injuries received by the plaintiff and his minor son through the negligence of the…
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Appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court in the second judicial district, affirming a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, recovered on the verdict of a jury at the Queens Circuit, on the trial before Mr. Justice Lott, in October, 1859. The case as heard at Special Term by Judge Emott on a motion for a new trial, is reported in 32 Barb., 398. The action was for damages resulting from injuries received by the plaintiff and his minor son through the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff was a farmer residing at Hempstead, and on the 3d of September, 1857, he took passage at Hempstead…
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This cause was well tried. The questions of fact were properly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Colegrove v. New York & New Haven RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Colegrove v. New York & Harlem RailroadThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857
- Haley v. . EarleNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Willis v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1860
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