Murphy v. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal in each case by the defendant, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff in each case, which judgments were entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 4th day of December, 1916, upon the verdicts of a jury, in the first case for $500 and in the second case for $250, and also defendant appeals in each case from the order, entered in said clerk’s office on the 14th day of December,…
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Appeal in each case by the defendant, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff in each case, which judgments were entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 4th day of December, 1916, upon the verdicts of a jury, in the first case for $500 and in the second case for $250, and also defendant appeals in each case from the order, entered in said clerk’s office on the 14th day of December, 1916, denying its motion in each case for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The first of these actions is to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff therein, who for brevity will be referred to generally as the plaintiff, and the other is by her husband to recover the resulting damages to him. The actions were tried together. .
The defendant is a common carrier of passengers for hire and owns and operates the Hudson river tubes and the subways in the borough of Manhattan connected therewith. One of its stations is at Christopher street and the entrance is through a building on the northerly side of Christopher street and by four flights…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Palmer v. . Pennsylvania Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Kline v. . AbrahamNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Rusk v. Manhattan Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- McGuire v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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- Valentine v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1950
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- McSween v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941