Legal Opinion
Davis v. Long Island Rail Road
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1950PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate met death in a railroad grade crossing accident which occurred in the village of Bell-more, Nassau County, at a point where three tracks of the defendant intersect Bellmore Avenue — a north-south thoroughfare— at right angles. From that grade crossing easterly for a distance of 3,000 feet the defendant’s right of way is straight. As a measure of public safety, and in conformance with an order of the Public Service Commission, the defendant has installed at the northwesterly and southeasterly corners of *453the grade crossing intersection red flasher lights designed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. . MostNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Schrader v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Elias v. . Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Christensen v. James S. Hannon, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Horton v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Fred Fredericks v. American Export Lines, Inc. S. J. Farrington Iron Works, Inc. v. John W. McGrath CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Jasinski v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Selles v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Ames v. Pennsylvania RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Marincic v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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