Legal Opinion

Snee v. Brooklyn Heights Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 7, 1907PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Jolin Snee, from a judgment of the County Cou-rt of Kings county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 18th day of April, 1906, and -also, from an order - entered in'said clerk’s office on "the 10th day of Hay, 1906, dismissing the complaint after a trial before tlie court and a jury. . ' - ,

1Opinion of the Court

Gaynor, J.:. This action was brought to recover the penalty of'$§0 prescribed by section 104 of the Railroad Law for a refusal by .a street surface railroad company to deliver to a> passenger a transfer for a. continuous trip over its line and any connecting branch Operated -or controlled. by it: The plaintiff testified that at -the time- of paying his fare and afterwards he asked the conductor to give' him the transfer, and that the' conductor refused, giving ño explanation or reason. The complaint was dismissed oiji the ground that the defendant having 'provided for transfers, and: given…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Schwartzman v. Brooklyn Heights Railroad, New York County Courts1906

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. O'Connor v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  2. Munro v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
  3. Munro v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
  4. Osborne v. International Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917

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