Legal Opinion · Concurrence
Brown v. Delaware & Hudson Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 18, 1931Published
1Concurrence
When, in 1927, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. v. Goodman (275 U. S. 66), it Was generally recognized that the decision presented a new doctrine on the subject of contributory negligence in a railroad crossing case — at least in those States where the “ stop, look and listen ” rule was not already operative. The court laid down definite rules of human conduct.
In general that case wrought little change in the doctrine in such cases outside of Federal courts. In this State the decision was not without influence. In 1929 in determining that a man…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Massoth v. President of Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Greany v. . Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Schrader v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Chamberlain v. . Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
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