Case Name: HETHERSTON v. CENTRAL PARK, N. & E. R. R. CO.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-06-19
Citations: 148 N.Y.S. 1120
Docket Number: No. 5983
Parties: HETHERSTON v. CENTRAL PARK, N. & E. R. R. CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 148
Pages: 1120–1120

Head Matter:
HETHERSTON v. CENTRAL PARK, N. & E. R. R. CO.
(No. 5983.)
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
June 19, 1914.)
Appeal from Trial Term, New York County. Action by Charles Hetherston against the Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and motion for new trial denied, and defendant appeals. Judgment and order reversed, and new trial ordered.
Chase Mellen, of New York City, for appellant.
Frank L. Tyson, of Brooklyn, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The verdict of the jury that the defendant was negligent and that the plaintiff was free from contributory negligence is against the weight of evidence. The judgment and order appealed from are therefore reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event.
DOWLING, J., dissents.