Garvey v. Rhode Island Company
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence.
1Opinion of the Court
(1) Tillinghast, J.
The material allegations of the plaintiff’s declaration are that, being desirous of boarding one of the defendant’s street cars in Providence, at the place known as "Turk’s Head,” she signaled the motorman of the car of her desire to take the car, while it was rounding the curve at said point, and that in consequence of her signal the car was slowed down and nearly brought to a standstill on said curve, whereupon the plaintiff walked towards it for the purpose of boarding it when it came to a standstill.
The declaration then alleges that it became the duty of the defendant…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Conner v. Citizens Street Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1886
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Gordon v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Eppendorf v. . B.C. and N.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KaneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
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- Miller v. Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1914
- Eckhart v. Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Traction Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1915
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