Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 1, 1901 (Whitaker v. Staten Island Midland Railroad)

Willard Bartlett, J.:

The complaint alleged that on June 13, 1899, while the plaintiff was a passenger on one of the defendant’s trolley cars, she was precipitated from the car into the street by the gross negligence of the defendant, its agents or servants, and thereby sustained serious and permanent injuries.