Gannett v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries received in a collision^ at a grade crossing in Chichester in New Hampshire between a wagon, owned and driven by one Langmaid, in which the plaintiff was riding as his guest, and a passenger train of the defendant. Writ dated November 12, 1917. The plaintiff filed specifications of alleged negligence of the defendant as follows: “ (a) Failing to blow a whistle while approaching the railroad crossing.
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Tort for personal injuries received in a collision^ at a grade crossing in Chichester in New Hampshire between a wagon, owned and driven by one Langmaid, in which the plaintiff was riding as his guest, and a passenger train of the defendant. Writ dated November 12, 1917. The plaintiff filed specifications of alleged negligence of the defendant as follows: “ (a) Failing to blow a whistle while approaching the railroad crossing. “ (b) Failing to ring a bell when approaching the crossing. “(c) Approaching the railroad crossing at an excessive rate of speed. “ (d) Failing to provide crossing…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries, received by the plaintiff as the result of a collision between a wagon, in which she was riding with one Langmaid, and a train operated by the defendant at a grade crossing in the town of Chichester, New Hampshire.
The circumstances of the plaintiff’s injuries briefly stated are as follows: She was spending her vacation at Pittsfield, New Hampshire, and on September 18, 1917, the date of the accident, she took the noon train from Webster’s Mills, a small station near Pittsfield, for Chichester, about three miles distant, to visit Mrs.…
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