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Carlson v. Long Island Rail Road

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 21, 1963
189 N.E.2d 502 (N.Y. 1963)

Opinion

Argued January 10, 1963

Decided February 21, 1963

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, CORTLAND A. JOHNSON, J.

Benjamin H. Siff and Maxwell M. Booxbaum for appellant.

William F. McNulty and William Beasley for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: Judges DYE, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER. Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges FULD and SCILEPPI dissent and vote to reverse and to reinstate the judgment of Trial Term upon the ground that the doctrine of last clear chance applies.


Summaries of

Carlson v. Long Island Rail Road

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 21, 1963
189 N.E.2d 502 (N.Y. 1963)
Case details for

Carlson v. Long Island Rail Road

Case Details

Full title:DOROTHY CARLSON, as Administratrix of the Estate of AUGUST W. CARLSON…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 21, 1963

Citations

189 N.E.2d 502 (N.Y. 1963)
189 N.E.2d 502
238 N.Y.S.2d 970

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