Legal Opinion
Ligon v. International Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 16, 1945PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event. Memorandum: The defendant Railway Company owed a duty to exercise reasonable care not to increase the usual and ordinary hazards of bus riding by overcrowding. “ The exposure of a passenger to danger, which * * reasonable foresight would have anticipated and due care avoided, is negligence on the part of a carrier, and whether the over-crowding of cars is negligence, is a question of fact. (Lehr v. S. & H. P. R. R. Co., 118 N. Y. 556.) ” (Graham, v. Manhattan R. Co., 149 N. Y. 336, 341;…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schumer v. CaplinNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Sheridan v. Brooklyn City & Newtown RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Carlock v. Westchester Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Graham v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Trudell v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Harris v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Butler v. McCalipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947