Legal Opinion
McMahon v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 7, 1950PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiff had a verdict for damages for the death of her intestate, who jumped or fell from the open vestibule of a train of the defendant. She claimed that he was intoxicated to the point that the defendant was charged with keeping him under observation. The defendant appealed from the denial of its motion to set aside the verdict and from the judgment.
The jury could have found the following facts: McMahon, the decedent, was a twenty-two-year-old navy veteran who worked in New York. On December 31, 1946, he celebrated New Year’s Eve there with a friend, McCloud. Both got drunk. About 3…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bronson v. OakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- Bates v. Connecticut Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Dokus v. PalmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Robinson v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Crandall v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. TropianoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Wilson v. City of KotzebueAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Cooper v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1975
- Tabor v. O'GRADYNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Andrea v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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