Legal Opinion
Morrison v. . Erie Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1874PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The plaintiff was a paying passenger upon the cars of the defendant, and it owed her the duty of taking her up, carrying her and setting her down safely, so far as it was concerned therein.
There was testimony in the case, at every stage of the trial, upon which the jury had a right to rely; and relying upon which they had a right to find, that the train on which she was, did not stop at the station, at which she was to be set down, long enough for her to alight…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- H.M. Filer v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- McIntyre v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Phillips v. . Rensselaer and Saratoga R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Nichols v. . Sixth Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1868
3Cited by36 opinions
- Atlanta & Charlotte Air-Line Rwy. Co. v. GravittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Wymore v. Mahaska CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Solomon v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Watkins v. Birmingham Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Cumberland Valley Railroad v. MaugansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
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