Edall v. New England Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Orange county. Action by Joseph Edall against the New England Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff and an order denying a motion for new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover, for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of the predecessors of the defendant company. He was engaged as a bridgeman at Fishkill Landing, N. Y., and sustained the injury while engaged in coupling cars which were being removed from a ferryboat. It is claimed on the part of the plaintiff that the drawhead of a ballast car, used to depress the bridge to the deck level of the ferryboat, was out •of order to such an extent that, when the car was pushed- down upon the boat to couple with a car which was to be drawn off, the drawhead passed under the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Edall v. New England RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
3Cited by3 opinions
- Adams v. New York City Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Bang v. New York & Queens County Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Edall v. New England RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899