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Lincoln v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 22, 1935PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.

These are actions of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries and property damage alleged to have been caused to the several plaintiffs at a grade crossing. There are two counts in each declaration, one at common law for negligence of the defendant and one under the special provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 160, §§ 138, 232, for failure to give the statutory signals on a locomotive engine before crossing a public way. The accident occurred at a grade crossing of a single track of the railroad with a highway. The evidence in general tended to show that a freight train of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chase v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  2. Slattery v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  3. Kaminski v. FournierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  4. Fortune v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
  5. Klegerman v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Germaine v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
  2. Brown v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  3. Copithorn v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  4. Gilmore v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
  5. Bell Cab Co. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

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