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Sumner v. New York Cent. & H. R. R. Co.

154 N.Y.S. 1146 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1915-05-26 English

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SUMNER, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CENT. & H. R. R. CO., Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
May 26, 1915.)

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Action by David C. Sumner, as administrator, etc., against the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company.

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.

FOOTE and MERRELL, JJ., dissent upon the ground that whether plaintiff’s intestate fell while standing beside the tracks as a traveler upon the highway, or as an intending passenger, she was in either event guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law.