Legal Opinion

Williams v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 2, 1926PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarble, J.

No exception was taken to that portion of the charge relating to the conduct of the plaintiff Lora E. Williams. She had “entrusted her safety” to her husband, who was driving, and it does not conclusively appear that she was not justified in so doing. Laws 1923, c. 13. The plaintiff’s intestate was but a few months old and therefore incapable of exercising any care whatever. Carney v. Railway, 72 N. H. 364, 368, and cases cited. The negligence of the driver could not be imputed to either of them. Noyes v. Boscawen, 64 N. H. 361; Warren v. Railway, 70 N. H. 352, 360; Collins v. Hustis, 79 N.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Carney v. Concord Street RailwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1903
  2. Collins v. HustisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1920
  3. Bowley v. DucaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1923
  4. Morier v. HinesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1923
  5. Warren v. Manchester Street RailwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1900

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Clark v. Union Pac. R. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1927
  2. Niemi v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1934
  3. Webster v. SeaveySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1927
  4. Doyle v. LacroixSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1931
  5. Higgins v. LedoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1933

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