Hoffman v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment dismissing the complaint in favor of Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad Company.
1Opinion of the CourtMaddox, J.
Plaintiff, a passenger on one of the cars of the trolley company, sues to recover $500, damages for personal injuries, because of the alleged negligence of the. defendants, due to the derailing of the trolley car in which she was riding.
Trial before a justice and a jury, resulting in a verdict in plaintiff’s favor against the Long Island Railroad Company for $500'.
At the close of plaintiff’s case motions to dismiss were made by counsel for both defendants and denied with an exception to each, whereupon counsel for the Long Island Railroad Company put in its defense, oral, documentary and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Porges v. United States Mortgage & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Jones v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Bopp v. New York Electric Vehicle Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Lockwood v. . BartlettNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Porter v. MountNew York Supreme Court · 1865
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- Hart v. National Casket Co.New York Supreme Court · 1937