Case Name: KASCSAK v. CENTRAL R. CO. OF NEW JERSEY
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1909-12-03
Citations: 119 N.Y.S. 609
Docket Number: 
Parties: KASCSAK v. CENTRAL R. CO. OF NEW JERSEY.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 119
Pages: 609–610

Head Matter:
KASCSAK v. CENTRAL R. CO. OF NEW JERSEY.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
December 3, 1909.)
Appeal and Erbob (§ 1195*)—Law of Case—Second Tbial.
The decision of the Appellate Division, reversing a judgment in an action for injury to a railroad employe for insufficiency of the evidence, on a certain issue, is the law of the case on a subsequent trial; and plaintiff, introducing evidence on a subsequent trial as to that issue, made a case for the jury.
[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Cent Dig. §§ 4661-4665; Dec. Dig. § 1195.*]
Burr, J:, dissenting.
♦For other cases see same topic & § number in Dec. & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep'r Indexes
Appeal from Trial Term, Queens County.
Action by John Kascsak against the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals.
Reversed, and new trial granted.
See 115 App. Div. 632, 101 N. Y. Supp. 211.
Argued before HIRSCHBERG, P. J., and WOODWARD, BURR, RICH, and MILLER, JJ.
Frank Moss, for appellant.
Robert Thorne, for respondent.

Opinion:
RICH, J.
Upon a former trial of this action the plaintiff had judgment, which was reversed by this court upon the ground that the jury had predicated the negligence of the defendant upon its failure to adopt and enforce some rule, the enforcement of which would have prevented the accident to the plaintiff, without having any evidence before them of the custom of other railroads under like circumstances, or expert evidence of the probable efficiency of the rules, which, it was claimed by the plaintiff, would have prevented his injury. Upon the second trial the evidence was the same as on the former, except that the plaintiff gave documentary and expert evidence, which was controverted by the defendant, showing that on several other railroads rules and systems of practice similar to those which he contends it was the duty of the defendant to adopt and enforce were, and had been for some time, in general and successful operation, and expert evidence that they were reasonable and efficient. The law of this case may be regarded as established upon the former appeal (115 App. Div. 632, 101 N. Y. Supp. 211); and, the plaintiff having supplied proof as to the probable efficiency of the rules, a case was made for the jury.
It follows, therefore, that in granting defendant's motion for a non-suit the learned trial justice w-as in error, and the judgment must be reversed, and a new trial granted; costs to abide the event.
HIRSCHBERG, P. J., and WOODWARD and MILLER, JJ., concur.