Platoff v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Ida Platoff, from a judgment of the. Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the defendant, rendered on the 5th day of December, 1910, dismissing the complaint at the close of the plaintiff’s case in an action for negligence.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J.:
Plaintiff’s injury was caused* by a collision between one of the defendant company’s trolley cars, in which she was a passenger, and a large motor truck owned and operated by the defendant Welz & Zerweck. The undisputed facts are that, as the car approached Monroe street on Reid avenue at full speed, the truck was rapidly approaching the street intersection on Monroe street. No signal or warning was given by either the car or truck in approaching this crossing, and no attempt was made to slacken the speed of either, though there was nothing to obstruct the view of the driver of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Loudoun v. . Eighth Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Hill v. . Ninth Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Stanbridge v. Nassau Electric RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909