Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1914-11-24
Citations: 213 N.Y. 649
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 213
Pages: 649–650

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.
(Argued October 12, 1914;
decided November 24, 1914.)
People v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 155 App. Div. 699, reversed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 20,1913, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover damages to the forest preserve from fire alleged to have been, negligently set by defendant.
Martin E. McClary for appellant.
Thomas Carmody, Attorney-General (John T. Norton of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide event, on authority of People v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co. (213 N. Y. 136).
Concur: Werner, Hiscock, Chase, Collin, Hogan and Cardozo, JJ. Not voting: Miller, J.