Case Name: LEWIS, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO., Appellant, et al.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-02-27
Citations: 146 N.Y.S. 1097
Docket Number: 
Parties: LEWIS, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO., Appellant, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 146
Pages: 1097–1097

Head Matter:
LEWIS, Respondent, v. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS R. CO., Appellant, et al.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
February 27, 1914.)
Action by Johanna B. Lewis, as administratrix, etc., of Eugene F. Lewis, deceased, against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company and another.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Judgment and order reversed, and new trial granted, costs to abide the event, upon the ground that the preponderance of evidence shows that the flat car was lighted, and that the relative positions of the ears was not such as made rule No. 41 applicable.
THOMAS and RICH, JJ., vote 'to affirm, upon the ground that rule No. 41 was applicable, and that violation of that rule was sufficient to justify the finding of negligence in the defendant.