Case Name: John Westfield, Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1908-01
Citations: 123 A.D. 915
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Westfield, Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 123
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
John Westfield, Respondent, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and n.ew trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide event, upon questions of law only. Held, that the plaintiff failed to establish freedom from contributory negligence. All concurred; Williams and Robson, JJ., voted for reversal on the ground that the verdict of the jury that the plaintiff was free from contributory negligence was contrary to and against the weight of the evidence.