Legal Opinion
Cowdrick v. Pennsylvania R.R. Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided September 14, 1944PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered t>3r
Case, J.
The appeal is by plaintiff from a judgment of nonsuit entered in the Supreme Court following the presentation of her case before a jury at the Ocean Circuit.
Decedent was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to tend the drawbridge and trestle over Barnegat Bay between Ocean Gate and Seaside Park. On the night of January 5th, 1943, he had a six o’clock supper at home. Shortly after ten o’clock he started for night duty, taking, a lunch with him. He was not seen alive after that time. It is evident that he reached his destination and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ToopsSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
3Cited by12 opinions
- Angel v. Rand Express Lines, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Peer v. City of NewarkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- State v. ArnwineNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Carbone v. WarburtonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- Bosze v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1948
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