Swanson v. Central Railroad

*606The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, J.

This action was brought against the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and the New Jersey Southern Railway Company to recover damages for causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate at a railroad crossing at Séabright, at which place he was struck down and killed by a train of the former company which was running over the latter company’s railroad.

The following is a recital of the salient facts proved at the trial:

The deceased, Andrew P. Swanson, while crossing, on foot, over the tracks from east to west, was struck by a train…