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Pedicini v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad

157 N.Y.S. 1138 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1916-03-17 English

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Tony PEDICINI, respondent, v. BROOKLYN, QUEENS COUNTY & SUBURBAN RAILROAD COMPANY, appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
March 17, 1916.)

Without consideration of the

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question of contributory negligence, the judgment and order of the County Court of Queens County are reversed, and a new trial ordered, costs to abide the event, upon the ground that the finding of negligence was against the weight of the evidence. See Jackson v. Union Railway Company, 77 App. Div. 161 , 78 N. Y. Supp. 1096 , and Kappus v. Metropolitan Street R. Co., 82 App. Div. 18 -18, 81 N. Y. Supp. 442 . Jenks, P. J., and Thomas, Carr, and Putnam, JJ., concur. Rich, J., votes for affirmance.