Case Name: Eleanore Smith, Appellant, v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1944-05-15
Citations: 267 A.D. 997
Docket Number: 
Parties: Eleanore Smith, Appellant, v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 997–997

Head Matter:
Eleanore Smith, Appellant, v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation, Respondent.

Opinion:
Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendant in prematurely closing the doors of its trolley car as plaintiff was alighting. Judgment reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event. The court erroneously directed a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff's evidence established a prima facie case, which was not destroyed by contradictions in her testimony. Close, P. J., Hagarty, Adel, pewis and Aldrich, JJ., concur.