Quinlan v. Richmond Light & Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Richmond'Light and Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered.in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 7 th day of January,.1909, upon the verdict of a jury for $3,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J. :
The plaintiff was struck by one of defendant’s cars and so seriously injured that it became necessary to amputate his right foot. The verdict of $3,000 was not excessive, but the learned counsel for the appellant contends that it is against the weight of evidence; that the plaintiff was shown guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law, and that the court erred in its refusal to grant a non-suit. The denial of the motion for a nonsuit was not error. Even had the plaintiff been an adult the motion could not have been granted. Before attempting to cross the street, which was…
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