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Folkes v. Murray

255 A.D. 853 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1938-11-04 English

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Mary Frances Folkes and Harry Folkes, Respondents, v. Thomas E. Murray, Jr., as Receiver of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Appellant.

Action by plaintiff-wife to recover damages for personal injuries and by her husband for loss of services and medical expenses. Plaintiff-wife was injured when she slipped on an accumulation of mud and water which covered the entire platform approaching a stairway leading to the train level, causing her to fall down the stairway in defendant’s subway station. Judgment in favor of plaintiffs unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Johnston, Adel and Close, JJ.