Griffin v. Interurban Street Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
Motions by plaintiff for a direction of a verdict in his favor, and by defendant for a dismissal of the complaint, on which motions decision was reserved until after assessment of damages by the jury under section 1187 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the CourtCochrane, J.
The plaintiff was riding a bicycle down Broadway in the city of New York on the 10th day of April, 1902. He was riding on a “ slot which was maintained by the defendant as a necessary part of its system in the operation of its cars along the street in question and which consisted of an opening between the rails of the track through which the electric power was transmitted for the purpose of propelling the cars. On arriving at a point between Seventieth and Sixty-ninth streets the front wheel of his bicycle *330was precipitated into- the aperture or slot on which he was riding and he was thrown to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Irvine v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Dillon v. . CockcroftNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Brown v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Guenther v. AmsdenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897