Waterman v. Empire State Railroad

Clark, J.:

The plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of hi's wife, Elizabeth Waterman, brings this action against the defendant, an electric street railroad corporation, for injuries to his wife which resulted in her death which it is claimed were caused.by defendant’s negligence in starting one of its cars on which intestate was a passenger before she had time to get to a seat.

At the close of all the evidence a verdict was directed in favor of the defendant to which counsel for plaintiff duly excepted.

On the evening of October 3, .1922, plaintiff’s intestate boarded one of defendant’s…