Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1907

Hall v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Hall v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 15, 1907
119 A.D. 919
Hall v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs. All concurred, except McLennan, P. J., who dissented and voted for reversal on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty Of contributory negligence, as matter Of law (Fiddler v. N. Y. C . & H. R. R. R. Co., 6.4 App. Div. 95; Fealey v. Bull, 163 N. Y. 397; Culhane v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 60 id, 133; Rich v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co., *920112 App. Div. 818), and also on the ground that the finding of the jury that the defendant was guilty of negligence which was the proximate 'cause of the accident was contrary to and against the weight of; the evidence, and Robson, J., not voting. ' ■ ! .

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