Lange v. New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

Jurgen P. Lange was killed' at a grade crossing of the defendant’s railroad as a result of a collision *605between the defendant’s train and the automobile in which Lange was riding. His executors brought this action to recover for his death. The evidence at the trial at the Passaic Circuit showed that .the automobile in which the decedent was riding was .owned and was being driven by the decedent’s son who had invited Ms father to ride with Mm. The jury found a verdict in favor of the defendant company and the plaintiffs appeal from the…