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Fahning v. New York Cent. & H. R. R.

132 N.Y.S. 1128 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1911-12-06 English

Decision Majority — PER CURIAM. · Dissent — KRUSE, J.,

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FAHNING, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CENT. & H. R. R. CO., Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
December 6, 1911.)

Headnote

Action by William Fahning, as administrator, etc., against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company.

Judgment and order reversed, and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, that the law of the case, as charged by the court, being in effect that the only duty resting upon the defendant was not to wantonly, wickedly, or recklessly injure plaintiff’s intestate, the proof did not warrant the jury’s finding that the defendant violated that duty.

dissents, upon the ground that, even under the rule stated (which he thinks is too narrow), the case was properly submitted to the jury. The judge charged the rule of liability as requested by defendant’s counsel, and he at the same time conceded that the inference might be drawn from plaintiff’s testimony that the engineer saw the deceased.