The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.


~ wv tnat person VINO uo7s no
-look before crossing a street may u Q
recover narnases " injured whiie cross
ms - isiu d"wn' ny we court OF Ap-
pes's or New YORK IN Knapp a9aines
me Sdams EMPRESS Company In which
- JUDGMENT for the plainth H. reversed
yecause 'ne u,ai Judge nsa ihs'rucseo
."e jury Una. ms piaintsn war unoer
.o uu.y 10 90 any particular 'h'ns OF
70 aDs,aih from any particular INNS
rie "ar, however. under q duty 10 exer'
. ,rs o'u'na,y care TOT his own sstety:
III a" vi" no' reuuire 'nat ne .ncu.u
look AT auIune Jaw did no,. you unoer.
s'ana' sen,ie"len--pu IL ne teii. you
mna' no u,u, ano a,nohs o'ner INNS
va. me 'a'i.a 10 loon. 'or instance, al
."uus." ne uoss not "a! 'na., ~. nav"
- ~ eons"er IL
NAV havs hasn token to snnncr, mi,
extreme yiew and further save.
,,Th. 1,ry Wv. toid II, .1sri .t., .veu
n tha oisIuii6 lar ,be car vvithou, Look.
inr where IL wa, going and tho, walked
Minds. IN ,bs nalh NJ IN. un,on thev
might si,il acori, him ~ neyi;ssrce ,rhs
Iaw we th,,k' i. n,be,wis. wayn. rer
4. NOT a, Ii,cst, ~ c,oss nj. .ve. T., cros,.
Inv /, c,,y u.rss, Ills duty is IN ,ss his
ayes and eliue nrAtapf hiYnae1f from dam
cor T,s ,.u ,iu.s not sav b,w often he
mu,t look. or pr~cisely how FAR or when
or from, where'' ~ for exauule ne looks
"a bs atari. IN ,ro.a. and tbs way seams
clear h. Is no, bound as "A matter of
law 4, lonk again Tn. Law does NOT
eyen say that hreauas he sees a wagon
anproachinr n. must siop until II mas
nsssed II, ma, go Onward unless II is
lisent in soins forward viii be a oues.
.ion FOR the i,iry. II ne has used III.
eyee md has misc.lcuiat ted the danger,
he NAV still he free from fault. HUI,
Il IL a very dIfer.nt thing To- saw that he
/. no, bound 10 look at all. I'VE have
repea,edly held at on. who crosses a
c!,y street without any exercise of his
ter OF law"
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a, ,, ,ry .ho
h.d ,sr. -; his .S,.rnai Ear hit,., IN
hx mo h,rs. he va ,%r,,iny II. not an.
ti,,.d IN rscovsr ror ininriss under The
un,prr.,.. comr.ns.,inn ar, TIN. An.
ns,,sts Diyis,on' Eirs, II.nartment. holds
follows:
The schedule II injuries for which
compensation may be had under the
WOfhIIltnh 'DIlDf1iSNtiolt L uoSS t's
include am injury necessitatins the xmpu.
tat,ou Of the f,eshy part Of the ex.
tsrnaI ear.
"Hence. where such injury WAS caused
Dy the bite Of a horse allexed 10 have
owner. the rlsint!ns employee. the
risht to recover therefor IN q common
law action still remains
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The tact that a person 10 intoxicated
wnen lie IS injured does not or Nseif
show such e~ontributory negligence a.
will defeat recovery FOR su"h injury. but
may be eonsidered in Determining
mn ."'u.S &c a. no w. y"
''u""' N"' W." u
.,- a., a, Al,
80
y. a. .ne e,os'nx hour TOT h'ose.he
-. nou ". 80
y. mho. ~ LIZ ".us ~ ~
P''.nNo, "v"s ~" W 'loAe Wy
eo.s.'.'''ona' .,."' =. mo s'q"II. ~
49, "1p.'H "'"N ~'
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Where the physical INJURY TO
woman passenger was very ~liEht ar
award or 1900 damages FOR injuries and
~ 90" hN !" az Vse ~ 9
paper wad thrown by the conductor OF
a trolley car IN excessive and should %
reduced TO $a". -Sweensy -. 'umber'
and County Power 4 iisht GO, Me.
% All, .o:.
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+, Where a hushan who was ,ud~btsi
! made deposits In In. name Of Ma vife
! and on llsr death she left her propert,
In him In the form ~ mani .brif
trust. he has the burden az arainst III.
creditors OF pIoof that such moreys
belonged moi, :, him I'm, IN HE u,ife :
| Nonpt vs chs nherlin Y I Oh q, Al
$50
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:. 'S'. ..snNs J't"eE u'loer q
row ,es".ctn1 eo"in.oh safE's!S was ne
,.neu !" wv" .. r.'cnhiAh oetoFe 'hs
.H''.u s,a.eS pis.rict tou.t IN ieines'
n..' ~ wn'en ~ oou'l eoHs''ueo e'at'
~ u. o'a'e rvneeTH''H carriers '0
i"''uue J,''.,!. me ow'er OF a J.'heS
con'e"ueu tH.t 20 'ne'"oe ms Venice II
~ ,''ss.'a.'o" =, eIiuh'on carrier
"nIon was fequlieu 10 deposit a ooho
.nsu'.Nk ."r pa!I''eh. 81 u! MANAGES
,hat 's'HH' =" reco|e'~G ior INJURIES o,
loss or 'He 'nroush ~he"hke"re' depri'sc
,"e '''mv! w .a"", p'o'e'''"n Oh 'h'
iAWs. me tourt saiu'
~ may We" h".e oeeH ma 'he Leg
isiatufe ma" IN n'inu' wnen " enacted
Ae stature !" aner'ioh. ma NOSE en-
xaxInk IN 'he business Wnicn the ae'
soukh, 10 .~esu.a'e opera,eu Neiiie'e" sus
c'it.p'e OF oect0'N"S uanSrtous 70 I'M
PUBIC u! ,he manner or '"eir operation
mat 'he! nau 40 nAeu trach upon "ni0l
10 run anu "elo hoeitH 10 HioNo owe