Bullard v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for injury to the plaintiff in alighting from the defendants’ passenger car at Newton Junction. It appeared that for some three weeks prior to the injury the plaintiff had been travelling over tbe defendants’ road from Newton Junction to Haverhill, Mass., and back daily; that on tbe occasion of tbe injury she was returning home from Haverhill in the afternoon train; that she was in the rear car by the conduct- or’s direction; that when the train stopped at the Junction…
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Case, for injury to the plaintiff in alighting from the defendants’ passenger car at Newton Junction. It appeared that for some three weeks prior to the injury the plaintiff had been travelling over tbe defendants’ road from Newton Junction to Haverhill, Mass., and back daily; that on tbe occasion of tbe injury she was returning home from Haverhill in the afternoon train; that she was in the rear car by the conduct- or’s direction; that when the train stopped at the Junction this car was not opposite the depot platform; that the distance from the lower step of the car to the ground was about…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
1. The testimony of Rowell was competent upon the question whether the defendants provided safe and reasonable facilities for passengers to leave their trains at this point. Evidence that other passengers were injured in leaving the train at the same place tended to show that it was negligence in the defendants not to provide a longer platform. His evidence was also competent upon the question whether passengers left the train at this place with the knowledge or permission of the defendants. Hall v. Brown, 58 N. H. 93; State v. M. & L. R. R., 52 N. H. 528.
The testimony of Mrs. Tucker was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Brown v. SwinefordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- Hulbert v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Jacques v. Bridgeport Horse RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
- Forsyth v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
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- Snider v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
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