Case Name: NICHOLSON, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-11-20
Citations: 150 N.Y.S. 1099
Docket Number: 
Parties: NICHOLSON, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 150
Pages: 1099–1099

Head Matter:
NICHOLSON, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
November 20, 1914.)
Action by Eugenie H. Nicholson, administratrix, etc., of Charles Nicholson, deceased, against the City of New York.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The circumstances of plaintiff's alighting with other passengers from the street car at a point of transfer, and following his fellow passengers toward the curb, showed no negligence. He was struck in the back by defendant's ash cart approaching from the rear. The deceased being free from contributory negligence, the question of burden of proof on that issue was merely academic. After having a full, clear, and correct charge as to the duties of an alighting passenger, the jury could not fail to apply the right rule to the intestate's conduct. Judgment and order (85 Misc. Rep. 563, 147 N. Y. Supp. 779) unanimously affirmed, with costs. See, also, 150 N. Y. Supp. 1099.