Hiser v. Davis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James C. Davis, Director-General of Railroads, etc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Bronx on the 11th day of June, 1921, upon the verdict of a jury for $14,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of May, 1921, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Merrell, J.:
This action was brought by the administratrix of the estate of Lawrence R. Hiser, deceased, to recover of the Director-General of Railroads and the New York Central Railroad Company damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate as the result of the defendant’s negligence. On motion at the trial the complaint was dismissed as against the New York Central Railroad Company and the summons and complaint were amended so as to substitute as sole party defendant James C. Davis, Director-General of Railroads, as designated agent under the Transportation Act of 1920.
The action was brought…
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- Hiser v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922