Crowley v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries sustained when the plaintiff was a passenger on an elevated train of the defendant. Writ dated July 2, 1906. The second count of the declaration, upon which the case was tried, was as follows: “ And the plaintiff says that on or about October 12,1905, the defendant was a corporation operating trains of cars upon an elevated structure in, the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, in said Commonwealth.
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Tort for personal injuries sustained when the plaintiff was a passenger on an elevated train of the defendant. Writ dated July 2, 1906. The second count of the declaration, upon which the case was tried, was as follows: “ And the plaintiff says that on or about October 12,1905, the defendant was a corporation operating trains of cars upon an elevated structure in, the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, in said Commonwealth. That on or about October 12, 1905, the plaintiff was a passenger for hire, and in the exercise of due care, and was riding on the rear platform of an elevated car…
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
The defendant does not contend that the plain* tiff’s injury was due to any negligence of his own, or that he was bound by the rule of the defendant formerly in force forbidding passengers to ride on the platforms. That rule had been practically abandoned by the defendant. Sweetland v. Lynn & Boston Railroad, 177 Mass. 574. Feneff v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 196 Mass. 575, 577. The" only questions presented are whether the rule of the defendant as to platform chains was properly admitted ; whether Reardon should have been allowed to testify to Benjamin’s statements as to the purpose and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Feneff v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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- Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- McGann v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Partelow v. Newton & Boston Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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