Scott v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The plaintiffs, driving easterly in an automobile on Rexford street in the city of Norwich, collided with a box car of the defendant standing on the railroad crossing. This car was a part of a freight train proceeding south, which had temporarily come to a stop. How long it had been standing at the crossing is not stated.
The accident occurred about eleven p. M. on May 29, 1926. The night was ordinarily dark, being clear with no rain or mist. A street light a short distance away did not illuminate the crossing. The plaintiff Mitchell Scott was driving. Rexford street was paved and there was a…
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