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Winch v. Third Ave R.

35 N.Y.S. 1119 Court N.Y.C.P. Decision date 1895-12-02 English

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WINCH, Plaintiff, v. THIRD AVE R. CO., Defendant.
(Common Pleas of New York City and County, General Term.
December 2, 1895.)

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Action by Charles A. Winch against the Third Avenue Railroad Company. Motion for reargument or for leave to appeal to the court of appeals. See 33 N. Y. Supp. 615 .

That . the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence is conclusively established by the adjudication of the court of appeals in Scott v. Railroad Co., 130 N. Y. 679 , 29 N. E. 289 . The court did not overlook the rule that if defendant could, by the exercise of ordinary care, have prevented the accident, the plaintiff was, notwithstanding his own negligence, entitled to recover; but we held that the case is not within the rule, because there was no proof that the defendant could, by the exercise of ordinary care, have avoided the collision complained of. Motion denied, with $10 costs.

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