Donohue v. Public Service Railway Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
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
- Nirk v. Jersey City, Hoboken & Paterson Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1907