Case Name: Edward F. Linton, Appellant, v. The Long Island Railroad Company, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1906-01-09
Citations: 183 N.Y. 559
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edward F. Linton, Appellant, v. The Long Island Railroad Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 183
Pages: 559–559

Head Matter:
Edward F. Linton, Appellant, v. The Long Island Railroad Company, Respondent.
(Argued December 12, 1905;
decided January 9, 1906.)
Linton v. Long Island R. R. Co , 91 App. Div. 515, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second-judicial department, entered March 12, 1904, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term.
R. Percy Chittenden for appellant.
George W. Wingate and Joseph F. Keany for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on the ground that under the statute the plaintiff's claim is against the fund provided by the municipality and not against the defendant.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, O'Brien, Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Werner, JJ.