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McGee v. Nassau Electric Railroad Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 1, 1911
147 App. Div. 936 (N.Y. App. Div. 1911)

Summary

In McGee v. Railroad, 214 Mo. 530, an intelligent child, thirteen years old, who was free from any impediment, and lived near a country railroad crossing, was held to be guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law in attempting, without looking or listening, to cross a railroad track in front of an approaching train.

Summary of this case from Turner v. City of Moberly

Opinion

December, 1911.

Present — Jenks, P.J., Hirschberg, Burr, Thomas and Carr, JJ.


Judgment and order unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion.


Summaries of

McGee v. Nassau Electric Railroad Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 1, 1911
147 App. Div. 936 (N.Y. App. Div. 1911)

In McGee v. Railroad, 214 Mo. 530, an intelligent child, thirteen years old, who was free from any impediment, and lived near a country railroad crossing, was held to be guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law in attempting, without looking or listening, to cross a railroad track in front of an approaching train.

Summary of this case from Turner v. City of Moberly
Case details for

McGee v. Nassau Electric Railroad Company

Case Details

Full title:Elizabeth McGee, Appellant, v. Nassau Electric Railroad Company, Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 1, 1911

Citations

147 App. Div. 936 (N.Y. App. Div. 1911)

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