Case Name: Peter Bialik, as Administrator, etc., of Joseph Chavez, Deceased, Respondent, v. International Railway Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-09
Citations: 234 A.D. 648
Docket Number: 
Parties: Peter Bialik, as Administrator, etc., of Joseph Chavez, Deceased, Respondent, v. International Railway Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 648–649

Head Matter:
Peter Bialik, as Administrator, etc., of Joseph Chavez, Deceased, Respondent, v. International Railway Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed on the law, with costs, upon the ground that upon plaintiff's intestate's own evidence he was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law. The action abates upon proof now filed that the original plaintiff is dead. All concur, except Thompson, J., who dissents. Present — Sears, P. J., Crouch, Edgcomb, Thompson and Crosby, JJ.