The Superior Court of New York City June 1, 1872 (Gray v. Second Avenue Railroad)

By the Court.—Curtis, J.

The plaintiff sues to recover damages for injuries to his horses and carriage, used under a license to carry passengers for hire.

On March 8, 1870, the team was standing about eight feet west of defendants’ railroad track, in Chat-ham-square, in the city of New York, in charge of a driver in plaintiff’s employment, with the door of the coach next to the track open.