State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Gibson v. . Erie Railway Co.

Decided December 21, 1875. William F. Allen wrote the opinion for the court.

63 N.Y. 449 · Cited 116 times

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Laning v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co. · 49 N.Y. 521

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