Rapp v. PUBLIC SERVICE COORDINATED TRANSPORT, ETC.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burling, J.

This is a civil action sounding in tort, grounded in the alleged actionable negligence of the defendant, Public Service Coordinated Transport, a New Jersey corporation, in the maintenance of overhead wires charged with electricity as a source of power for transit equipment. The suit was instituted by the plaintiff, John Rapp, in the Law Division of the Hudson County Court and, after a trial to court and jury, terminated in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant’s motion for a new trial under Rule 3:59-1 was denied…