The court's charge with respect to the rules of contributory negligence was improper and prejudicial to plaintiff. As it cannot be said that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, the judgment is unanimously reversed, because of said error, and a new trial ordered, with costs to the appellant to abide...
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