Case Name: EPSTEIN, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY RY. CO., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1906-11-16
Citations: 101 N.Y.S. 1120
Docket Number: 
Parties: EPSTEIN, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY RY. CO., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 101
Pages: 1120–1120

Head Matter:
EPSTEIN, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY RY. CO., Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
November 16, 1906.)
Action by Henry Epstein against the New York City Railway Company.

Opinion:
No opinion. Judgment of the Municipal Court reversed, and new trial ordered, costs to abide the event, on the ground that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury that upon the facts as claimed by the plaintiff there was a presumption that the defendant was guilty of negligence, which it was called upon to rebut or overcome.