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Nellie Berkery, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant, 1902 — 172 N.Y. 636 · caselaw · US
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Nellie Berkery, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant
172 N.Y. 636·New York Court of Appeals·1902·NY
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Opinion
Nellie Berkery, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant.
Berkery v. Erie R. R. Co., 55 App. Div. 489, affirmed.
(Argued October 30,1902;
decided November 11, 1902.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered December 4, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
■ George F. Orcutt and James II. Stevens for appellant.
Charles J. Bissell for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Gray, O’Brien, Martin, Vann, Cullen and Werner, JJ. Absent: Parker, Oh. J.