Wall v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The New York Central and Hudson River 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 Onondaga on the 12th day of March, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury for $3,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of March, 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
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Appeal by the defendant, The New York Central and Hudson River 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 Onondaga on the 12th day of March, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury for $3,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of March, 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. The action was -commenced on the 20th day of January, 1899, to recover' damages for injuries; sustained by the plaintiff on the 29th day of November, 1897, while…
1Opinion of the Court
McLennan, J.:
South West street in the city of Syracuse extends north and south between the freight yard of the defendant’s railroad on the west and the yard of its passenger depot on the east. It is sixty-six feet wide and has a sidewalk upon either side.
- The tracks of the defendant’s railroad, eight of nine, in all, cross the street at right angles.. The first or most northerly track is thirty-six feet from the one next south. There is then, a group of four tracks, the only ones here involved. The distance from the first or northerly track of such group to the one next south is six feet.…
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- Twomley v. . C.P.N. and E.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Andrews v. Mason City & Fort Dodge Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Laible v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Phillips v. New York & N. E. R.New York Supreme Court · 1894
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