Rogers v. New York Central Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This is the appeal of the plaintiff below from a judgment entered upon a verdict directed for the defendant in the Hudson County Circuit Court.

At the trial it appeared and was undisputed that the plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s train leaving the Grand Central Station, New York City, for Albany, at eight-five p. m., on January 23d, 1927. It also appeared and was undisputed that he was injured while boarding a car of that train at the Grand Central Station.

He brought this suit to recover compensation for such injuries. He averred in…