Porter v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fort, J.

The plaintiff in this case had a verdict at the Passaic Circuit for alleged injuries resulting from the negligence of the defendant company.

*406The plaintiff was walking upon the public highway in the city of Newark — upon Ogden street, in said city — and just as she was passing from under the overhead railway bridge of the defendant company, which spans the street, it fell, with an engine upon it, and she claims that something hit her upon the back of the neck and that the dust from the crash got into her eyes. She also claims injuries resulting…