Lieberman v. Third Avenue Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from the affirmance by the General Term of the City Court of Hew York of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
This action was brought by the infant plaintiff, through his father as his guardian ad litem, to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by the plaintiff while alighting from one of the defendant’s cable cars.
By answer the defendant interposed a general denial and averred that the injuries, if any, sustained by plaintiff were caused solely by his negligence.
When the accident happened, the plaintiff was twenty years of age, and resided with his father.
*705The jury rendered a verdict in his favor for $1,250, and the judgment entered thereon having been affirmed by the General Term of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rathbone v. . HooneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Shute v. DorrNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Stanley v. . National Union BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Tisdale v. President of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Clason v. StewartNew York Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Nemorofskie v. Interurban Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904