Robbins v. Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions by defendant. Action on the case for personal injuries received by the plaintiff' while in the performance of his duties as a servant of the defendant, claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in the choice and retention of one Merton L. Taylor and one Dana P. Sanborn, fellow-servants of the plaintiff, or one of them. Plea, the general issue.
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On motion and exceptions by defendant. Action on the case for personal injuries received by the plaintiff' while in the performance of his duties as a servant of the defendant, claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in the choice and retention of one Merton L. Taylor and one Dana P. Sanborn, fellow-servants of the plaintiff, or one of them. Plea, the general issue. Verdict for plaintiff for $7500. The defendant excepted to certain rulings and also filed a general motion for a new trial. The case is stated in the opinion. The plaintiff’s writ contains three counts. The…
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
This case comes up on motion and exceptions. The case is stated in the defendant’s brief as follows :
On July 20, 1907, the plaintiff’ was a motorman on defendant’s trolley car then running from Winthrop to Augusta, on a road which is operated by the block signal system. The track between the substation at East Winthrop and Island Park is governed by a block with lights at each end. Plaintiff, when about to leave the substation, found a white light in front of him, indicating, according to the system, that there was no car in the block coming toward him from Island Park. He was justified in…
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- Maitland v. Gilbert Paper Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
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