Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1966

Ziehm ex rel. Ziehm v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

Ziehm ex rel. Ziehm v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 12, 1966 · Bastow, Henry, Marsh, Vecchio, Williams
25 A.D.2d 934; 270 N.Y.S.2d 554; 1966 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4263
Ziehm ex rel. Ziehm v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed, without costs of these appeals to any party, and complaints dismissed, without costs. Memorandum: There were presented no issues of material fact. The infant plaintiff, while upon the railroad right-of-way and attempting to board the Chesapeake and Ohio train, was a trespasser. There was no duty owed to him by either defendant that was violated. (Lo Casto v. Long Is. R. R. Co., 6 N Y 2d 470; *935Scholl v. New York Cent. R. R. Co., 3 N Y 2d 989; Van Houten v. New York, N. H. & H. R. R. Co., 286 App. Div. 875, affd. 2 N Y 2d 739; Van Houten v. Long Is. R. R. Co., 279 App. Div. 1099; Ralff v. Long Is. R. R. Co., 266 App. Div. 794, affd. 292 N. Y. 656; Gleason v. Central New England Ry. Co., 261 N. Y. 333; Penal Law, § 1990, subd. 4; Railroad Law, § 83.) (Appeal from order of Erie Special Term denying- defendants’ motions for summary judgment to dismiss complaints.)

Present — Williams, P. J., Bastow, Henry, Del Vecchio and Marsh, JJ.

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