Legal Opinion

Runyan v. Central Railroad

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided November 13, 1899PublishedCited by 3 opinions

On error to the Union Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lippincott, J.

This is the same case in a different form,, as reported in the Court of Errors and Appeals in 32 Vroom 537.

The facts up to a certain point are the same as set forth in-the opinion in that case.

In that case the judgment of nonsuit was reversed, because-of an erroneous rejection of evidence offered by the plaintiff on the trial thereof, tending to show, or introductory to the-proof of, a custom, usage or practice on the part of the passengers of the defendant company to carry packages of merchandise with them into cars, to be transported…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. The ReesideU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1837
  2. Southwest Virginia Mineral Co. v. ChaseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
  3. Citizens' Bank v. GrafflinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1869
  4. Runyan v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Tatro v. Baker-Fisk-Hugill Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
  2. First National Bank v. HenningSupreme Court of Colorado · 1944
  3. Public Service Electric & Gas Co. v. Technology for Energy Corp. (In Re Technology for Energy Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1992

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