Hanrahan v. Manhattan Railway Co.
New York Supreme Court
On exceptions from circuit court, Hew York county. Action for damages for personal injuries, by Bose H. Hanrahan against the Manhattan Bailway Company. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,000, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
The defendant is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Hew York, and is engaged in the carriage of passengers upon its elevated railways in the city of Hew York. On the 25th day of August, 1886, the plaintiff, having duly paid her fare as a passenger, attempted to board one of the trains of the defendant going down towards its station at the intersection of Fifty-Third street and Eighth avenue. According to the plaintiff’s evidence, there were a few passengers in front of her; the nearest being a woman, who was about a foot ahead, going towards the same car platform. As…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lafflin v. . Buffalo Southwestern R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Dubois v. . City of KingstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Palmer v. . Pennsylvania Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
3Cited by6 opinions
- Calcaterra v. IovaldiMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Gabriel v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Fox v. Mayor of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Brady v. Manhattan Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Fogassi v. New York Cent. & H. R. RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
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