Goold v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

The verdict is challenged on the ground that it is not sustainable in law in that the sole proof of the careless and negligent handling and conduct of the train submitted by the plaintiff was the violent jerking and sudden starting.

The most favorable conclusion to be drawn from the testimony is that, after accepting the invitation to embark and at the instant she reached the entrance to the car, the train *37was started so violently and suddenly that the plaintiff was compelled to seize hold of the frame of the doorway in order to maintain her upright position and that the door, which was open,…