Legal Opinion
Tillinghast v. Maggs
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 16, 1955No. Ex. No. 9437PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*481Flynn, C. J.
This action of trespass on the case was brought December 30, 1946 by the plaintiffs as next of kin of their deceased son Everett P. Tillinghast to recover for his death allegedly caused by the negligent and wrongful act of the defendant in North Stonington in the state of' Connecticut on May 11, 1946.
In the superior court, after defendant pleaded the general issue, the case was tried to a jury and resulted in a disagreement. Before its reassignment for trial plaintiffs moved to amend their declaration in two particulars: first, by describing themselves as administrators of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Higgins v. Central New England & Western RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Nelson v. Chesapeake & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1892
- Dickinson v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Hartford & New Haven Railroad v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Germann v. MatrissSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Cofrancesco v. SmithConnecticut Superior Court · 1971
- Kwiatkowski v. Shellhorn & Hill, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1964
- Janakiev v. RobertsonWinchester County Circuit Court · 1991
- Boyd v. Rager, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1956
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