Suse v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30th day of June, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,800, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of June, 1902, denying the said defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The plaintiff, a passenger on one of the defendant’s south-bound cars, was injured by the car colliding with a truck owned by the defendant Biglin. The collision occurred at or near the intersection of Madison avenue and Forty-second street. The car was about thirty-seven feet in length and was equipped with two fenders, one in front and one in the rear, the front one at the time being down and the rear one raised and fastened to the car. The car passed from Madison avenue into Forty-second street on a curve which commenced over thirty feet north of the westerly curb line of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Laidlaw v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Stierle v. . Union Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Kaufman v. Interurban Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904
- Martin v. Interurban Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903