Wagner v. International Railway Co.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1921-11-22

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Cardozo, J. The action is for personal injuries. The defendant operates an electric railway between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. There is a point on its line' where an overhead crossing carries its tracks above those of the New York Central and the Erie. A gradual incline upwards over a trestle raises the tracks to a height of twenty-five feet. A turn is then ma…

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