Scollon v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Scollon v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.

260 A.D. 1046, 25 N.Y.S.2d 415, 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6003

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided December 23, 1940·Published

Opinion

Action to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s trolley car. She testified that she was standing therein and had a grip on a metal stanchion when the ear jerked violently, breaking her hold, and throwing her to the floor. Defendant’s witnesses testified that there was no unusual jerking. Judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Johnston, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.

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Action to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was a passenger on defendant’s trolley car. She testified that she was standing therein and had a grip on a metal stanchion when the ear jerked violently, breaking her hold, and throwing her to the floor. Defendant’s witnesses testified that there was no unusual jerking. Judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Johnston, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.

Scollon v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp., 260 A.D. 1046, 25 N.Y.S.2d 415, 1940 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6003 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1940).

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