Rippe v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by Sarah Rippe against the Metropolitan Street-Railway Company. Verdict for plaintiff for §3,750, and from a judgment thereon, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The plaintiff, a woman 55 years of age, sues to recover for injuries sustained by her in alighting from one of the cars •of the defendant. She alleges in her complaint that on September 7, 1896, one of the open cars had come to a full stop on Broadway, opposite the City Hall Park, in the city of New York; that she attempted to enter the car; that after she had gotten upon the step at the side the car suddenly started, without warning, and threw her to the pavement, whereby she was bruised and injured, her right arm sprained, and her side and abdominal muscles so strained that permanent…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hospital Supply Co. v. O'NeillNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
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