Legal Opinion
Pollett v. . Long
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1874PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] As assignee of Kingsley Strong the plaintiff has succeeded to their rights, and stands in respect thereto in the same position that they would were they the plaintiffs in the action. His right of recovery against the defendant is no more or otherwise affected by his ownership of the dam intermediate that of the defendant and that of the assignors, than would theirs have been had they brought a suit for the injury complained of. This cause of action must,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ryan v. . New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Chapman v. . New Haven Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Webb v. . R., W. and O.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
3Cited by38 opinions
- Armstrong v. Montgomery Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. BuckIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Lowery v. . Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Billman v. Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Fishburn v. Burlington & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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