Favro v. Troy & West Troy Bridge Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Troy and West Troy Bridge Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Albany on the 3d day of June, 1895, upon the verdict of a jury rendered after a trial at the Albany Circuit, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered in said cleric’s office on the 1st day of July, 1895, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial…
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Appeal by the defendant, The Troy and West Troy Bridge Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Albany on the 3d day of June, 1895, upon the verdict of a jury rendered after a trial at the Albany Circuit, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered in said cleric’s office on the 1st day of July, 1895, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Herrick, J. :
This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff, and against the. defendant for the sum of $7,000, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes of the court.
It appears- that the defendant owns and operates a bridge crossing the Hudson river from West Troy in the county of Albany,- to East Troy in the county of Rensselaer. On the outer side of the bridge there is a walk intended for foot passengers, five feet seven inches in width, then a girder two feet three inches wide, which is part of the structure and…
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- Dougan v. . Champlain Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Hubbell v. . City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Loftus v. . Union Ferry Company of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Cleveland v. . New Jersey Steamboat Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Glasier v. . Town of HebronNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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