Baird v. New York Cent. & H. R. Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
ilppeal from circuit court, Onondaga county. Action by William F. Baird against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. From a judgment entered on á verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,000, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
Extensive evidence was given during the trial of the acts, doings, and character, as established among railroad men, of Brown, with a view of furnishing ground upon which the jury might find that Brown was incompetent as an employé, and that his incompetency was known to the defendant, and that it was, therefore, negligent in keeping him in its employ. During this trial considerable evidence was given from the minutes of the trial of the Park Case, 85 Hun, 184, 32 N. Y. Supp. 482. The evidence introduced by the plaintiff of Brown’s incompetency was not sufficient to authorize the admission of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cameron v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Marrinan v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Park v. New York Cent. & H. R. RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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