Wheeler v. Boston & Maine Railroad

This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the alleged negligent starting of a train of the defendant at its Beverly station. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant rested and moved for a directed verdict in its favor. The motion was denied subject to the defendant’s exception and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.

The evidence would have warranted the jury in finding the following facts: At the time of the accident the plaintiff was and for twenty-three years had been in the employ of the Railway…