Cashman v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries, as stated in the opinion. Writ in the Superior Court for the county of Suffolk dated October 2, 1904. The case was tried before Harris, J., who ordered a verdict for the defendant, and reported the case for determination by this court, it being agreed that, if the case should have been submitted to the jury, judgment was to be entered for the plaintiff for $150; but, if the ruling made was correct, judgment was to be entered on the verdict.
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Tort for personal injuries, as stated in the opinion. Writ in the Superior Court for the county of Suffolk dated October 2, 1904. The case was tried before Harris, J., who ordered a verdict for the defendant, and reported the case for determination by this court, it being agreed that, if the case should have been submitted to the jury, judgment was to be entered for the plaintiff for $150; but, if the ruling made was correct, judgment was to be entered on the verdict. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
In its Back Bay station in Boston the defendant operates an elevator for passengers, the floor dimensions of which are about nine feet one inch by seven feet ten inches. Its door is eight feet and a half in height and three feet and a half in width. The door slides horizontally by means of overhead pulleys upon a track. The plaintiff brought this action to recover for an injury to her finger which was caught between the door and its casing as it was being shut.
She testified that she was in a great hurry to take the train. She had been detained on her way to the station and had then gone to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hannon v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Hines v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
3Cited by3 opinions
- Silva v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Tracy v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Ferrell v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915