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O'Hara v. Third Avenue Railroad
11 Misc. 708
The Superior Court of New York...
1895
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Freedman, J.

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, through the negligence of the defendant.. The plaintiff,, on March. 6,1892, while in the act of sweeping Third avenue as an employee of the street, cleaning department of the city of Kew York, was struck by the horses; attached to a car belonging to the defendant, knocked down and severely injured.

A careful examination of the whole case shows that under the peculiar circumstances of this case.the questions of defendant’s negligence and of plaintiff’s contributory negligence were questions ¿f fact for the jury.; that they were' properly submitted, and that no sufficient reason exists for which the judgment or order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial should be disturbed.

The judgment and order should be affirmed, with costs.

McAdam, J., concurs.

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.

Case Details

Case Name: O'Hara v. Third Avenue Railroad
Court Name: The Superior Court of New York City
Date Published: Jan 15, 1895
Citation: 11 Misc. 708
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