Legal Opinion
Hill v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 18, 1928PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSears, J.
On the evening of the 22d day of August, 1926, the plaintiff’s intestate, a boy fifteen years of age, was shot and killed by an employee of the defendant who was at the time performing the duties of a railroad detective and police officer. The plaintiff’s intestate when shot was in the defendant’s freight yard near certain freight cars, and the duties of the employee who shot the plaintiff’s intestate included the protection of the cars and their contents and the removal of trespassers from defendant’s property, and other police duties. The complaint charges that the shooting was wholly…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. . KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Robb v. Hackley & WeltonNew York Supreme Court · 1840
- Willson v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1892
- Dechert v. Municipal Electric Light Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- McIlwaine v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
- In re Samuel W.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Gamble v. HillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Woodley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1949
- Dobro v. Village of SloanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- People v. RacciattiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
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