Rogers v. Trustees of New York & Brooklyn Bridge
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Kings county. Action by Julia E. Rogers against the trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHatch, J.
Successive litigation, involving a consideration of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge at its terminal in the city of Brooklyn, as it existed when the present accident happened and prior thereto, has produced from the courts conclusions which limit the range of discussion. In Langin v. Trustees (not yet officially reported) 42 N. Y. Supp. 353, we said, in substance, that negligence could not be predicated upon the construction and maintenance of the bridge as a structure. In that case the trial court limited the jury to a finding of negligence from a consideration of the single question…
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- Brady v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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