Legal Opinion
McLean v. Triboro Coach Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1950PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
As plaintiff, an elderly lady, was alighting from one of defendant’s buses which had stopped to discharge her and other passengers, the driver closed the door before she *51had cleared it. As a result, one of her legs was caught and held fast by the door. The driver started the bus and plaintiff was pulled along for some feet, until, when the bus was braked to a halt and the door was opened, she fell to the ground and suffered serious injuries. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and the Appellate Division affirmed the resulting judgment. We are asked to reverse that judgment because, in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stierle v. . Union Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Maverick v. . Eighth Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Palmer v. . D. H.C. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Stierle v. . Union Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- O'Brien v. New York Railways Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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- Bethel v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
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