Piper v. New York Cent. & H. R. Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by Elwin S. Piper against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. For former reports, see 27 N. Y. Supp. 593, and 28 N. Y. Supp. 1114.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
This case was before the general term of this department at the December term in 1893 upon an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of the defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint. The court then decided that the question as to the negligence of both parties was for the jury. We do not think that the case has been materially changed upon the retrial, and we adhere to the decision then made. The learned judge who wrote the opinion upon the former appeal appears to have understood that the plaintiff fell from the rear door of the rear car of the train. The fact that he…
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