Legal Opinion

Danskin v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided March 1, 1909PublishedCited by 6 opinions

On error to the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*661The opinion of the court was delivered by .

Swatze, J.

This is a case of collision at a railroad crossing. The train which killed the decedent was operated by the Pennsylvania Eailroad Company; the railroad on which it ran was controlled by the New York and Long Branch Eailroad Company. The negligence alleged against the latter company was the failure to provide safeguards at the crossing other than the statutory signals required of its co-defendant. The trial judge charged that there was but one question of negligence or want of care against each company—against the Pennsylvania, the alleged…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beisiegel v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  2. New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. LeamanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1891
  3. McDonald v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1905

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Danskin v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1912
  2. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Wilkes' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  3. Wilmouth's Adm'r v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
  4. Danskin v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1910
  5. Douglas v. Central RR Co. of NJNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1953

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