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Coger v. Long Island Railroad Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 17, 1947
73 N.E.2d 561 (N.Y. 1947)

Opinion

Argued February 27, 1947

Decided April 17, 1947

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, NULL, J.

Harvey I. Harris and Jeannette S. Dolgin for appellants.

Ralph E. Hemstreet and Louis J. Carruthers for respondent.


Judgments reversed and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, on the ground that the record presents jury questions as to negligence and contributory negligence. Plaintiffs were not trespassers as matter of law. ( Zambardi v. South Brooklyn Ry. Co., 281 N.Y. 516.) No opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., CONWAY, DESMOND, THACHER, DYE and FULD, JJ. Dissenting: LEWIS, J.


Summaries of

Coger v. Long Island Railroad Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 17, 1947
73 N.E.2d 561 (N.Y. 1947)
Case details for

Coger v. Long Island Railroad Company

Case Details

Full title:JENNIE B. COGER, an Infant, by JERRY COGER, Her Guardian ad Litem, et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 17, 1947

Citations

73 N.E.2d 561 (N.Y. 1947)
73 N.E.2d 561

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