France v. Rome, W. & O. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Oswego county. Action by Mary E. France, as administratrix, against the Borne, Watertown & Ogdensburg Eailroad Company, for the death of .her intestate, alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMabtin, J.
This action was to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The accident in which he was killed occurred at Carlyon, on the 27th day of July, 1883. The decedent was an employé of the defendant. He was a fireman upon one of the engines drawing the train to which the accident occurred. He had been employed in that capacity for about two years, and had been otherwise employed upon the defendant’s road for several years before he commenced work as a fireman. The train to which the disaster occurred, besides the two…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Marsh v. . ChickeringNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Gibson v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Hickey v. . TaaffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Lafflin v. . Buffalo Southwestern R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Davidson v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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