Case Name: Lida M. Allen, as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas G. Allen, Deceased, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1926-12-31
Citations: 244 N.Y. 542
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lida M. Allen, as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas G. Allen, Deceased, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 244
Pages: 542–543

Head Matter:
Lida M. Allen, as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas G. Allen, Deceased, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant.
(Argued November 30, 1926;
decided December 31, 1926.)
John W. Ryan for appellant.
Hamilton Ward for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgments reversed and complaint dismissed, with costs in all courts on the ground that plaintiff's intestate was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane, Andrews and Lehman, JJ.