Reed v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, New York County. Action by John J. Reed against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtHatch, J.
This is an action brought to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. It was disclosed by the evidence that on March 27, 1900, about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, the plaintiff alighted from an Eighth avenue car, bound northerly, at Eighty-First street and Central Park West; stopped at the curb, which is quite close to the rail; looked up to see if a car was coming on the down town track, observed none, *455and heard no sound of any when he passed to the rear of the car from which he had alighted, and which still remained standing; and, without…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Oldenburg v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Polacci v. Interurban St. Ry. Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904