Case Name: Louis Hand, Appellant, v. The New York Central Railroad Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1927-04-13
Citations: 129 Misc. 301
Docket Number: 
Parties: Louis Hand, Appellant, v. The New York Central Railroad Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 129
Pages: 301–302

Head Matter:
Louis Hand, Appellant, v. The New York Central Railroad Company, Respondent.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
April 13, 1927.
Harry Kirshbaum, for the appellant.
Alex. S. Lyman [Lawrence R- Walton of counsel], for the respondent.

Opinion:
Pee Curiam.
Plaintiff testified that while a passenger on defendant's ferryboat he was drenched with water from a hose used on the boat to fill the boiler; that as a result he felt chills and the next morning got a doctor and was laid up for two weeks. Plaintiff evidently made out a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the defendant and sufficient prima facie proof of damage. The judgment should, therefore, be reversed and a new trial granted, with thirty dollars costs to appellant to abide the event.
All concur; present, Bijtte, Lydon and Levy, JJ.