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Prince v. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.

171 A.D. 932 Court N.Y. App. Div. English

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p. 932
Lucy F. Prince, as Administratrix, etc., Respondent, v. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Impleaded with New York Consolidated Railroad Company, Appellant.

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Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the Bronx county clerk’s office on the 16th day of June, 1915, on a verdict, and also from an order entered on the 31st day of June, 1915, denying a motion for a new trial.

There is no evidence that the deceased came to his death by reason of any negligence on the part of the defendant. There is no credible evidence as to how .the accident happened, or of any fact which justified a finding that the defendant’s motorman or employee had any knowledge that the deceased was in a position of danger. The judgment and order appealed from must be reversed, with costs, and the complaint dismissed, with costs. Present — Ingraham, P. J., Laughlin, Clarke, Scott and Smith, JJ.; Laughlin and Smith, JJ., dissented. Judgment reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed, with costs.