Marchand v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

The plaintiff sued to recover damages for the death of her decedent, which she claimed was caused by the negligence of the defendant. She has appealed from a judgment rendered on a verdict in favor of the defendant, assigning error in the refusal of the court to set the verdict aside, in the charge to the jury, in a ruling on evidence, and in the allowance of an amendment during the course of the trial.

The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The decedent was struck and killed by a train owned by the defendant and operated out of New Haven. The accident occurred on August 27,…