Buell v. New York Central Rd.

This action originated in the common pleas court of Erie county as an action for wrongful death upon the following pertinent facts:

Buell was a physician, 38 years old, practicing his profession in the vicinity of Brown helm village in Erie county, and familiar with the conditions of the crossing of the highway over the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company near that village. On March 14, 1921, while driving a Ford coupe, he met his death at said crossing. At the trial of the case the jury awarded a verdict of $37,500. This judgment was reversed by the Court of Appeals, the three…