Legal Opinion

Wachs v. New York Railways Co.

City of New York Municipal Court

Decided March 15, 1914Published

Motion to set aside a verdict of a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtRansom, J.

The plaintiff moves that the court set aside a verdict of the jury in his favor for the sum of six cents. I am of the opinion that in the interests of substantial justice, the motion should be granted.

The plaintiff is a young traveling salesman in the jewelry trade. He got on a north bound Sixth avenue car of the defendant at Twelfth street, paid his fare, and received a transfer. About an hour before the expiration of the time limit on his transfer, he got on an east bound Fourteenth street car, at the corner of Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue, and presented a transfer to the conductor.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gillespie v. . Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. McDonald v. . WalterNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  3. Jackson v. . Second Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
  4. Meyer v. HartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
  5. De Yaulus v. New York City Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906

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