Woodward v. New York Railways Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, New York Railways Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of April, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury for $5,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of April, 1914, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the 'minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The action is for damages received by plaintiff as the result of a collision between an electric car owned by defendant, and a light wagon which plaintiff was driving. That the motorman of the car was negligent is not denied, but it is claimed by defendant that the plaintiff was herself guilty of contributory negligence and for this reason should not recover.
On July 6, 1912, plaintiff, who says that she is an experienced horsewoman, was driving a single horse attached to a light wagon westwardly through One Hundred and Thirtieth street in the city of New York. As she approached…
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