Christian v. New York City Transit Authority

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered April 16, 1979, in favor of plaintiff-respondent, after jury verdict, reversed, on the law, and the complaint dismissed, without costs. The facts, so far as relevant, may be simply stated. A subway train entered a station near a high school and stopped, taking on a throng of students. The conductor, from his position approximately amidships, observed that the platform was clear and closed the doors. Signalled automatically by the closing, the motorman gradually put the train into motion. Before it had cleared the platform entirely, a passenger…