Consolidated Traction Co. v. Chenowith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff contends that while he was driving a truck belonging to the fire department of the city of Newark, he was run into by one of the trolley cars of the defendant, and thereby sustained severe personal injury. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, and the company now seeks, on this writ of error, to avoid the judgment that ensued such finding.

The errors assigned grew out of the refusal of the trial judge to charge the jury in accordance with certain requests of the counsel of the defendant. The legal…