Ferris v. . the Union Ferry Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court rendered at General Term in the first district, affirming order denying motion for new trial and a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury on a trial at circuit, before Hon. Henry Hogeboom, justice of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court rendered at General Term in the first district, affirming order denying motion for new trial and a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury on a trial at circuit, before Hon. Henry Hogeboom, justice of the Supreme Court. The plaintiff was a passenger from Brooklyn to New York on one of the defendants’ ferry-boats, and on the arrival of the boat at her slip in Hew" York, her foot fell into an opening between the boat and the floating bridge at which she was to land, whereby her leg was jammed, causing the injury on account of which this action was…
1Opinion of the CourtScrugham, J.
'We are only to determine whether the learned justice who presided at the trial, erred in refusing to dismiss the complaint when the plaintiff closed her case, or in again so refusing when all of the testimony had been adduced on both sides.
Chains are fastened across the ferry-boats of the defendants when they leave their slips, to prevent passengers leav ing the boat before it is properly fastened to the floating dock or bridge to which it comes. Some of the men employed upon the boat, guard these chains to maintain them in position until they let them down to enable the passengers to leave…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- Liscomb v. New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Co.New York Supreme Court · 1872
- Barnes v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- Peters v. Philadelphia & Camden Ferry Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
- Race v. Union Ferry Co.New York City Court · 1892