Legal Opinion
Meadowcroft v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 27, 1906PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
This is an action of tort by the plaintiff as the widow of one William E. Meadowcroft who was instantly killed while at work in the defendant’s yard at Fall River, to recover damages under the employers’ liability act for the death of her husband. There was a verdict for the, plaintiff and the case is here on exceptions by the defendant to the refusal of the judge to rule that the deceased was not in the exercise of due care, and to direct a verdict for the defendant.
We think that the ruling was right. The deceased was a car checker, whose duty it was to take the numbers of the cars on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Maguire v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Steffe v. Old Colony RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Maher v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Carroll v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hines v. Stanley G. I. Electric Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Santore v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Kelly v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Lizotte v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Kean v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
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