Legal Opinion

Donohue v. Public Service Railway Co.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided November 21, 1910Published

On error to the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*538The opinion of the court ivas delivered by

Parker, J.

This ivas a suit for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while a passenger on a trollej' car operated by defendant. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony there was a motion to nonsuit, which ivas denied, and at the close of all. the evidence defendant’s counsel moved for direction of a verdict on the ground that no negligence of defendant had been shown. The court announced its readiness to direct a verdict, but gave plaintiff the option of an involuntary nonsuit and exception thereto, which option was accepted, and nonsuit entered and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Nirk v. Jersey City, Hoboken & Paterson Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1907

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