Hampton v. Pennsylvania R.R. Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

Case No. 24 (Hampton v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co. et al.) is a representative suit under our Death act. Pamph. L. 1913, ch. 287, p. 586; Cum. Bupp. Comp. Stat. 1911-1924, pp. 927, 928. During the trial of this cause the judge permitted the witness, George F. Salter, an insurance actuary, to testify from mortality tables, the authenticity of which is not challenged (Notto v. Atlantic City Railroad Co., 75 N. J. L. 826), as to the expectancy of life of the deceased and his widow. There was no objection to this testimony. The trial judge also…