Case Name: Edward Elias, Respondent, v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1916-07
Citations: 174 A.D. 923
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edward Elias, Respondent, v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 174
Pages: 923–924

Head Matter:
Edward Elias, Respondent, v. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Appellant.
Railroad — negligence — contributory negligence.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Monroe on January 24, 1916, in favor of plaintiff for $639.09, damages and costs; also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on January 29, 1916, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed, with costs. Held, that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law. All concurred, except Kruse, P. J.. who dissented and voted for affirmance in a memorandum.