Case Name: David C. Sumner, as Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1915-05
Citations: 169 A.D. 914
Docket Number: 
Parties: David C. Sumner, as Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 169
Pages: 914–915

Head Matter:
David C. Sumner, as Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs. All concurred, except Foote and Merrell, JJ., who dissented, upon the ground that whether plaintiff's intestate fell while standing beside defendant's tracks or while about to cross the tracks as a traveler upon the highway, or as an intending passenger, she was in either event guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law.