Burgess v. Long Island Rail Road

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Burgess v. Long Island Rail Road

272 A.D.2d 768

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedApril 7, 1947

StatusPublished

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Burgess v. Long Island Rail Road, 272 A.D.2d 768 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1947).

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Opinion

Action to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff’s eye, inflicted while he was riding as a passenger in defendant’s railroad train. Judgment, entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff, and order denying defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, reversed on. the facts and the motion granted, with costs to abide the event. The verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Carswell, Acting P. J., Johnston, Adel, Nolan and Sneed, JJ., concur.

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Action to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff’s eye, inflicted while he was riding as a passenger in defendant’s railroad train. Judgment, entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff, and order denying defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, reversed on. the facts and the motion granted, with costs to abide the event. The verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Carswell, Acting P. J., Johnston, Adel, Nolan and Sneed, JJ., concur.

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272 A.D.2d 768, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/burgess-v-long-island-rail-road-nyappdiv-1947.