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Legal Citation: 248 N.Y. 339 (1928)

Appellant
Long Island Railroad Company

Appellee
Helen Palsgraf

Appellant's Claim
That Ms. Palsgraf failed to establish that her injuries resulted from the defendant's negligence, and that her case should have been dismissed by the State Circuit Court in Kings County, New York.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
William McNamara

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Matthew W. Wood

Justices for the Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo, Henry T. Kellogg, Irving Lehman, Cuthbert W. Pound

Justices Dissenting
William S. Andrews, Frederick E. Crane, Denis O'Brien

Place
New York, New York

Date of Decision
29 May 1928

Decision
That Ms. Palsgraf's injuries were not the result of negligence on the part of the Long Island Railroad Company or its...