Peters v. Long Island Railroad
This text of 275 A.D.2d 721 (Peters v. Long Island Railroad) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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The proof presented questions of fact in respect of defendant’s alleged negligence (Thompson v. New York Central & Hudson Riv. R. R. Co., 110 N. Y. 636, 637; Lamphear v. New York Central & Hudson Riv. R. R. Co., 194 N. Y. 172, 174), and plaintiff’s alleged contributory negligence. (Carr v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 225 N. Y. 44, 47; Elias v. Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., 226 N. Y. 154, 157; Twomley v. Central Park North & East Riv. R. R. Co., 69 N Y. 158, 161; McClain v. Brooklyn City R. R. Co., 116 N. Y. 459, 469; Knapp v. Barrett, 216 N. Y. 226 230; 2 Wigmore on Evidence [3d ed.], § 461, pp. 488-490.) The case of Wadsworth v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. Co. (296 N. Y. 206, 213), is distinguishable. Here a “ hypothesis * * * based on the evidence ”, accepted by the jury, exonerates the plaintiff from the charge of contributory negligence. Nolan, P. J., Carswell, Johnston and Sneed, JJ., concur; Adel, J., dissents and votes to affirm the order and judgment.
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