Callahan v. New York Railways Corp.

On January 31,1929, the plaintiff sustained personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. On that day, in company with a Mrs. Bennis, the plaintiff boarded a north-bound trolley car of the defendant railroad company at Lexington avenue and Eighty-sixth street, New York city. When the car reached One Hundred and Thirteenth street the plaintiff was injured while alighting therefrom.

The plaintiff claims that a defective step caused her to fall. The defendant claims that the step was in perfect condition and that plaintiff’s fall was caused by the heel becoming…