Letush v. New York Central Railroad

In an action of trespass on the case to recover damages for personal injuries, received by plaintiff early in the morning of September 1,1929, while a passenger in one of defendant’s eastbound fast trains, at the Village of Lakeview near and west of Buffalo, New York, there was a trial before a jury in January, 1932, resulting in a verdict finding defendant guilty and assessing plaintiff’s damages at $3,000. Judgment was entered upon the verdict and defendant appealed. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, and again at the close of all the evidence, defendant moved for a directed verdict in…