English v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Celia E. English, as administratrix, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of May, 1913, upon a dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of the plaintiff’s case, and also from the formal order entered in said clerk’s office on the 8th day of July, 1913, dismissing the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
After the plaintiff introduced her evidence and rested her case, counsel for defendant moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to make out a cause of action “by proving any negligence on the part of this defendant.” The court reserved decision on the motion and took a recess. On reconvening the court announced that the complaint would be dismissed on the ground that the court was without jurisdiction, and the formal order and judgment followed.
This action is brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the next of kin of one…
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