JOHNSON v. NAT'L R.R. PASSENGER CORP.


83 A.D.2d 916 (1981)

Glen Johnson, Jr., Respondent, v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Also Known as Amtrak, Defendant, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority et al., Appellants

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

September 3, 1981


Plaintiff, 18 years of age, was severely injured when he came into contact with a live overhead electric "catenary" wire, running above a railroad car in Pennsylvania Station. This allegedly occurred when plaintiff attempted to climb over a parked train, apparently to avoid having to climb up and down stairs to cross to another platform. Plaintiff has alleged, inter alia, violation by defendants of statutes, rules and regulations, without specifying same. "In tort...

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