Murphy v. New York Canal & Hudson River Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the general term, fourth department, affirming a judgment entered upon a verdict, and an order made upon the minutes, denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for a personal injury. The plaintiff was in the employ of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad Company, and on the day of the injury was engaged in repairing a car which was standing upon the south branch track of that company's yard at Rome; the car stood about 417 feet west of the switch by which this track was entered, and was the second westerly car of quite a number that stood upon this branch. He was engaged on the west end of the car in turning a nut upon a bolt between the bumpers of the cars, and, in doing so, supported himself with…
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- Goodall v. New York Cent. & H. R. R.New York Supreme Court · 1895