Harris v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Asch, J.
After attending a concert at Avery Fisher Hall, plaintiff Ceil Harris boarded a bus at the corner of 63rd Street and Columbus Avenue. The bus was crowded and plaintiff alleged that she was forced to stand in the front, next to a handrail near the windshield of the vehicle, with a crowd of people pressing behind her. According to the plaintiff, the bus traveled at a high rate of speed and then suddenly stopped, causing the plaintiff to be thrown into the handrail with the crowd thrown against her. As a result, plaintiff claims that she broke three ribs and suffered…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ugarriza v. SchmiederNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Trudell v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Johnson v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Quinn v. Colonial Motor Coach CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Fish v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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