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Austin v. New York Central Railroad

260 N.Y. 616 Court N.Y. Decision date 1932-11-22 English

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Melissa E. Austin, as Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Austin, Deceased, Respondent, v. New York Central Railroad Company, Appellant.
(Argued October 18, 1932;
decided November 22, 1932.)
K. 0. Mott-Smith and Clive C. Handy for appellant.
Charles D. Lems and John Ambrose Goodwin for respondent.

Judgment of the Appellate Division and that of the Trial Term reversed, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, on the authority of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Nixon ( 271 U. S. 218 ). No opinion.

Concur: Pound, Ch. J., Lehman, Hubbs and Crouch, JJ. Dissenting: Crane, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.

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