Legal Opinion
Oldfield v. . the N.Y. and Harlem R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided September 5, 1856PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The inquiry as to guards in front of the car was not improper; at least, not for the reason assigned. The action being founded on the negligence of the defendants, it was competent to deduce it, either from the conduct of the driver, or the default of the defendants themselves in providing unsuitable vehicles, or from a combination…
2Cited by89 opinions
- Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad v. Van SteinburgMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Houghkirk v. President, Managers & Co. of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Ihl v. Forty-Second Street & Grand Street Ferry RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Kimball & Fink v. Friend's Adm' rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Birkett v. . Knickerbocker Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
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