Plump v. Richmond Light & Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Reargument of an appeal by the defendant, Richmond Light and Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 30th day of April, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury for $15,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 3d day of May, 1920, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial madte upon the minutes. (See 194 App. Div. 972.)
1Opinion of the Court
Blackmar, J.:
At the time of the accident which resulted in injury to the plaintiff he was riding on the left-hand running board of an electric street car operated by defendant railroad company. Both the interior of the car, which was an open one, and the right-hand running board were so completely occupied that the plaintiff was unable to get upon any part of the car except the left-hand running board. While in this situation the defendant company accepted his fare and permitted him to continue to ride there. At the time of the accident, as the car was proceeding slowly, the plaintiff,…
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