Torts · MBE-tested

Caroline Wistner, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant, and Albert L. Wistner, Defendant

241 A.D. 655·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1934·NY

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Opinion

Caroline Wistner, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant, and Albert L. Wistner, Defendant. [MAJORITY] Judgment and order reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to abide the event, upon the ground that the finding of the jury that there was negligence on the part of the defendant railread company in failing to maintain a safe crossing was against the weight of the evidence. All concur.