Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1940

Edine v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.

Edine v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 15, 1940
260 A.D. 872; 22 N.Y.S.2d 916; 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5165
Edine v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff wife when she tripped and fell on an alleged defective step on a subway stairway, and by her husband to recover for medical expenses and loss of *873services. Judgment reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event. It was error for the court to charge that it was the duty of the defendant “ to use its utmost skill and vigilance to guard against the possibility of accidents from the condition or defective condition of its road, stairways and platforms * * Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Taylor and Close, JJ., concur.

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