Legal Opinion
Paley v. New York Central Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 1948Published
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Columbia County Clerk’s Office on May 24, 1947, upon the verdict of a jury, rendered in an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate on July 20, 1946. The accident occurred at a grade crossing, known as the Irondale Road crossing, when the automobile owned and operated by the intestate collided with one of the defendant’s trains at said crossing.
The railroad is a single-track road, known as the Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad, and extends from Chatham, Columbia County, to New York City. It runs in a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Byrne v. New York Central & Hudson River R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Schrader v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Crough v. New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Wadsworth v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Proefrock v. DenneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
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