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Stevenson v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 24, 1940
259 App. Div. 1053 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)

Opinion

June 24, 1940.


In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while plaintiff, a passenger of defendant railroad company, was alighting from one of its cars, plaintiff had a verdict. Judgment reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Johnston, Adel and Close, JJ., concur; Lazansky, P.J., and Hagarty, J., dissent and vote to affirm the judgment.


Summaries of

Stevenson v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 24, 1940
259 App. Div. 1053 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)
Case details for

Stevenson v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corp.

Case Details

Full title:HELEN A. STEVENSON, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN AND QUEENS TRANSIT…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 24, 1940

Citations

259 App. Div. 1053 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)