Legal Opinion
Kline v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 23, 1970PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, J.
This action arose from an incident which happened on Sunday morning, August 26, 1962, when Robert Kline, then two weeks shy of his twelfth birthday, sustained serious injuries when he fell from a freight train onto which he had hopped in the freight yards owned and operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company in New Haven. Although the suit was brought by Robert’s father acting in his behalf, we will refer to Robert as the plaintiff. The action was instituted against not only the railroad but its trustees in reorganization, and we will refer to them collectively as the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Farrell v. Waterbury Horse R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Duffee v. MansfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
- Console v. NickouSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Wolfe v. RehbeinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Leblanc v. GrilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Holland v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Dzenutis v. DzenutisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Alston v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Brooks v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1976
- Duggan v. EspositoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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