Legal Opinion

Fury v. New York & Long Branch Railroad

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided October 20, 1941PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

As presently supplemented, the judgment under review should be affirmed, for the reasons expressed in the opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Heher for the Supreme Court.

1. We have not overlooked our holding in the case of Bryn v. Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, 114 N. J. L. 534; 177 Atl. Rep. 857; affirmed, 115 N. J. L. 508; 180 Atl. Rep. 874. That case is dearly distinguishable on the facts. In that case deceased employee “chose a dangerous route” when there was a “perfectly safe way by which he could have reached his home.” He was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Erie Railroad v. WelshSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. BolleSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Sinclair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hannigan v. GoldfarbNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
  2. Gussie v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
  3. Kreher, P. v. Moore, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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