Truedson v. New York & Queens Transit Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Truedson v. New York & Queens Transit Corp.

246 A.D. 851

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided January 15, 1936·Published

Opinion

Action by Ethel Truedson to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when, as she was alighting from defendant’s closed trolley car, in which she was a passenger, the car started with a jerk and she was thrown to the ground; action also by her husband to recover for medical expenses and loss of services. Appeal from judgment in favor of defendant, entered on the verdict of a jury. Judgment reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial granted, costs to abide the event, in order that there may be a trial free from undue interference by the trial justice during the presentation of the evidence. Young, Carswell, Davis, Adel and Taylor, JJ., concur.

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Action by Ethel Truedson to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when, as she was alighting from defendant’s closed trolley car, in which she was a passenger, the car started with a jerk and she was thrown to the ground; action also by her husband to recover for medical expenses and loss of services. Appeal from judgment in favor of defendant, entered on the verdict of a jury. Judgment reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial granted, costs to abide the event, in order that there may be a trial free from undue interference by the trial justice during the presentation of the evidence. Young, Carswell, Davis, Adel and Taylor, JJ., concur.

Truedson v. New York & Queens Transit Corp., 246 A.D. 851 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1936).

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