Case Name: George Hall, Respondent, v. The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1907-05
Citations: 119 A.D. 919
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Hall, Respondent, v. The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 119
Pages: 919–920

Head Matter:
George Hall, Respondent, v. The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs. All concurred, except McLennan, P. J., who dissented and voted for reversal on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty Of contributory negligence, as matter Of law (Fiddler v. N. Y. C . & H. R. R. R. Co., 6.4 App. Div. 95; Fealey v. Bull, 163 N. Y. 397; Culhane v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 60 id, 133; Rich v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 112 App. Div. 818), and also on the ground that the finding of the jury that the defendant was guilty of negligence which was the proximate 'cause of the accident was contrary to and against the weight of; the evidence, and Robson, J., not voting. ' ! .