Newton v. Central Vermont R.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Franklin county. Action by Gilbert Newton against the Central Vermont Railvoad Company for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $3,500, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtMayham, P. J.
The plaintiff was a passenger on «one of the -defendant’s passenger cars, for which he held a passenger ticket from Marion to Bombay, two stations on defendant’s railroad. As the train approached Bombay the conductor announced the name •of the station, and the train slowed up, and the plaintiff, with other passengers, started for the door of the car to alight. On reaching the door, the evidence tends to prove that the coach' was suddenly jerked, and the plaintiff precipitated across the platform *489between the ends of the guard rails, between the ends of which the chain which is usually extended…
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