Donahue v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

The plaintiff administrator brought this action against the defendant railroad on behalf of the estate of John Henry Meyer, late of the town of Enfield, Connecticut, to recover damages for the death of his decedent at a railroad crossing in Enfield on the afternoon of August 20, 1957. Before the trial was had in October, 1958, the Fillorama Construction Company, Inc., was permitted to intervene as a coplaintiff, under a provision of the Connecticut Workmen’s Compensation Act, as the employer of Mr. Meyer at the time of his death. The trial of the case occupied three court days before a jury…