Case Name: Catherine O'Connor, as Committee, etc., of Andrew O'Connor, an Incompetent, Appellant, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1916-12
Citations: 176 A.D. 882
Docket Number: 
Parties: Catherine O’Connor, as Committee, etc., of Andrew O’Connor, an Incompetent, Appellant, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 176
Pages: 882–882

Head Matter:
Catherine O’Connor, as Committee, etc., of Andrew O’Connor, an Incompetent, Appellant, v. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order reversed, and verdict unanimously reinstated, with costs. Evidence that a jury would be required to accept does not compel the conclusion that plaintiff's incompetent was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law. Present — Jenks, P. J., Thomas, Carr, Stapleton and Rich, JJ.