Nilsen v. Long Island Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The infant plaintiff, six years of age, was engaged with other boys in playing with a ball on a lot owned by defendant, adjacent to and south of its right of way, inclusive of tracks on a main line and spurs leading to an engine yard. The boy, in order to retrieve a batted ball, went down an incline and across two or more tracks of defendant to the top of a concrete abutment or wall underneath a bridge carrying a highway over the right of way, and stepped therefrom to the roof of a freight ear. In order to balance himself, he grasped a live catenary wire which was two or more feet above the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Walsh v. Fitchburg RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Mendelowitz v. NeisnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Erie Railroad v. HiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Adams v. . BullockNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Tymon v. M. L. S. Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by8 opinions
- O'Connor v. G & R Packing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Van Houten v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Lederman v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1962
- Gallagher v. Citizens Water WorksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Rand v. Long Island Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1950
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