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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Isabelle Boyd, as Administratrix of the Estate of John G. Boyd, Deceased, Respondent, v. William G. McAdoo, Director General of Railroads, Appellant.
    
      Negligence — railroads — trolley car struck by train at crossing — improper speed —failure to operate gates and give proper warning of approach of train.
    
    
      Boyd v. McAdoo, 190 App. Div. 881, affirmed.
    (Argued March 17, 1921;
    decided April 19, 1921.)
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered December 6, 1919, affirming a judgment ip favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for the death of plaintiff’s intestate alleged to have been occasioned through the negligence of defendant. Intestate was riding on the front platform of a street car going west on Broadway in the city of Kingston. While crossing the tracks of the West Shore railroad the car was struck by a locomotive and intestate received injuries from which he died. The complaint alleged that defendant negligently ran the train at a high rate of speed over the crossing and that it failed to operate the gates and failed to give reasonable and proper notice of the approach of the train.
    
      Amos Van Etten for appellant.
    
      Palmer Canfield, Jr., for respondent.
   Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Chase, Hogan, Cabdozo, Pound, McLaughlin and Chañe, JJ.