New York Court of Appeals, 1926

Allen v. Erie Railroad Company

New York Court of Appeals · Decided December 31, 1926

244 N.Y. 542; 155 N.E. 889; 1926 N.Y. LEXIS 701

Opinion of the Court

Judgments reversed and complaint dismissed, with costs in all courts on the ground that plaintiff’s intestate was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law.

Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane, Andrews and Lehman, JJ.

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