Knapp v. . Barrett
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 10, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of. plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court erred in charging the jury that the plaintiff was under no legal obligation to look. (Peterson v. Ballantine, 205 N. Y. 29; Zucker v. Whitridge, 205 N. Y. 50; Reed v. Met. St. Ry.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 10, 1913, affirming a judgment in favor of. plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court erred in charging the jury that the plaintiff was under no legal obligation to look. (Peterson v. Ballantine, 205 N. Y. 29; Zucker v. Whitridge, 205 N. Y. 50; Reed v. Met. St. Ry. Co., 180 N. Y. 315; Volosko v. Int. St. Ry. Co., 190 N. Y. 206; Lyons v. Avis, 5 App. Div. 193; Hennessey v. F. S. S.,…
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