Schleicher v. Interurban Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Eleventh District. Action by George H. Schleicher against the Interurban Street Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacEEAN, J.
Looking when he drove upon the track of the defendant, and again after driving thereon for 200 feet, when he was hit by a car from behind, was not enough for the driver of the plaintiff to do. “It was his duty not only to avoid a collision, but also to cause no needless delay to the defendant; and he might not wait to hear a signal *357of the approach of a car, but he has needs at intervals to look backward for it.” Hill v. Met. St. Ry. Co., 30 Misc. Rep. 440, 441, 62 N. Y. Supp. 596. The indifferent watch of the helper, riding on the back of the truck, might not be said to meet the duty of the…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hill v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1900