Legal Opinion
Brown v. Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided May 1, 1959PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaurice Wahl, J.
This is an action by the plaintiff, a mature lady, against the defendant, a common carrier, for damages arising from the abusive and discourteous treatment accorded the plaintiff while a passenger on a Fifth Avenue bus. The plaintiff had boarded this vehicle at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, and its route was northerly on Fifth Avenue and thence easterly on 59th Street and over the bridge to Queens County. When the bus passed Third Avenue and 59th Street, the plaintiff signalled twice to the driver for the purpose of alighting at 59th Street and Second Avenue. The bus failed to stop, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Stewart v. . Brooklyn and Crosstown R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Gillespie v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Aaron v. . WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Stella Flour & Feed Corp. v. National City BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Pearsall v. Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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