Legal Opinion

DeRoire v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 16, 1923PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Davis, J.:

It is alleged in the complaint that on May 13, 1922, while plaintiff’s intestate was a passenger on defendant’s train, the train was derailed and she was so seriously injured that she died on May fifteenth. In subsequent paragraphs there are specific allegations of almost every conceivable act of negligence that might have caused or contributed to the accident, including an allegation that the train came into collision with an automobile at a highway crossing. These were followed by a general allegation of damages.

The defendant answered October 2, 1922. When the cause had been…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Busch v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
  2. Stauffer v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  3. Seybolt v. . the N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
  4. Bowen v. . New York Central Railroad Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
  5. Loudoun v. . Eighth Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lobel v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  2. Weeden v. Armor Elevator Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. Zaninovich v. American Airlines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
  4. Barger v. ChelponSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Pickwick Stages Corp. v. MessingerArizona Supreme Court · 1934

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