Case Name: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Appellant, v. Howard Sober, Inc., et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1949-11-09
Citations: 276 A.D.2d 818
Docket Number: 
Parties: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Appellant, v. Howard Sober, Inc., et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 276
Pages: 818–819

Head Matter:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Appellant, v. Howard Sober, Inc., et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Memorandum: The action arises from a collision of plaintiff's railroad train and a trailer-tractor owned by one of the defendants, which occurred upon a railroad grade crossing. The Trial Justice in his charge read that portion of section 21 of the Railroad Law, providing that where a railroad crosses a highway at grade the railroad company shall construct and maintain a roadway at least sixteen feet wide. He refused a request by plaintiff's counsel to charge that the obligations relative to grade crossings imposed by section 21 of the Railroad Law do not include the duty to keep its crossings free from ice and snow. We think this was error and requires a reversal of the judgment in favor of Howard Sober, Inc., and William Wawrzycki and a new trial. (Ego v. Erie R. R. Co., 234 App. Div. 649.) All concur. (The judgment is for defendants in an automobile negligence action.) Present- — -Taylor, P. J., McCurn, Love, Vaughan and Kimball, JJ. [See post, p. 944.]