Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Hefferan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbett, J.

On the evening of November 16th, 1892,. about a quarter past ten o’clock, the deceased was walking-northerly, on the easterly sidewalk of Fourth street, in the town of Harrison, apparently going towards his home, in Hamilton street, where he had resided for over four years previously. "When he had nearly reached Essex street and was about on the northerly tracks of the main line oi the-Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, he was struck by a locomotive of that road, which -was drawing a passenger • train on the westbound tracks, from…