Jerzewski v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1DissentCeotjch, J.
Plaintiffs’ intestate, while on defendant’s tracks, was run down and killed by cars which were being switched. At the close of plaintiffs’ ease a nonsuit was ordered. The facts which the jury could have found were substantially as follows: Spaulding & Spaulding were operators of a coal trestle located near defendant’s tracks. The coal was sold to small dealers and draymen who delivered it to their own customers. For a period of seven years from 1913 to 1920, there had been a shortage of coal. During that time vehicles belonging to the small dealers and draymen would congregate at or near the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larmore v. . Crown Point Iron Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Barry v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Vaughan v. . Transit Development Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Keller v. . Erie Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Clark v. DoolittleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
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- Skzypek v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
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