Brady v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court -of Common Pleas for the city and county of Hew York, ■entered upon an order made June 3, 1889, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict after trial of issues of fact before a jury, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, ■are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The recovery had was for injuries sustained by the plaintiff wliile stejDping off defendant’s cars to the platform at the station situated at the intersection of Third avenue and Forty-second street.
The plaintiff testified that after the train had stopped in front of the platform of the station for the exit of passengers the doors and gates of the car in which she had been riding were opened and the passengers notified to leave the car; that thereupon, preceded by one of her companions, she attempted to pass from the car to the platform, but in so doing stepped between the platform of the car…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boyce v. . Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
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