CHRISTIAN v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTH.


74 A.D.2d 751 (1980)

David Christian, as Administrator of The Estate of Darryl Christian, Deceased, Respondent, v. New York City Transit Authority, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 6, 1980


The facts, so far as relevant, may be simply stated. A subway train entered a station near a high school and stopped, taking on a throng of students. The conductor, from his position approximately amidships, observed that the platform was clear and closed the doors. Signalled automatically by the closing, the motorman gradually put the train into motion. Before it had cleared the platform entirely, a passenger witness, seated three or four cars from the train's rear, felt...

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