Quinn v. Brooklyn City Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by James Quinn against the Brooklyn City Railroad Company for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The plaintiff on July 29, 1893, about 2 o’clock a. m., was driving a cab southerly along Flatbush avenue, in the city of Brooklyn, between the westerly of the two tracks of the defendant and the westerly or right-hand curb, a space of about 14 feet. Catón avenue runs to the westerly side of Flatbush avenue, but does not cross it. When the plaintiff approached that avenue, he was intending to go to his stable, in a lane on the easterly side of Flatbush avenue, a few feet south of Catón avenue. On the trial the plaintiff testified:
“I didn’t drive on the track at all. * * * Q. Didn’t you. turn…
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