Legal Opinion
Fleiss v. South Buffalo Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 1, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from an order of Supreme Court, Erie County (Sedita, Jr., J.), entered July 3, 2001, which granted plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the motions are denied and the verdict is reinstated.
Memorandum: Plaintiff, a former employee of defendant railroad, commenced this action to recover under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for back injuries allegedly sustained in a slip and fall on the steel catwalk of a locomotive. Supreme Court granted plaintiff partial…
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- Home Depot USA, Inc. v. BaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Fleiss v. South Buffalo Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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