Ward v. Rochester Electric Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Exceptions from circuit court, Monroe county. Action by Bridget Ward, as administratrix of Timothy Ward, deceased, against the Rochester Electric Railway Company for damages for negligently causing death of plaintiff’s testator. A nonsuit was entered, and plaintiff’s motion for a new trial directed to be heard at the general term in the first instance.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The defendant owns and operates a street surface railroad extending from the northerly limits of the city of Rochester to the shore of Lake Ontario, at Charlotte. ' Its track runs along the westerly edge of the traveled part of the highway known as the “Boulevard.” Its cars are propelled by electricity. The deceased was a farmer residing upon the Boulevard near the lake, and was at the time of receiving the injuries which resulted in his death returning from the city, riding along the Boulevard in an open wagon drawn by one horse. West of the track and Boulevard was an hotel with a…
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