Cuff v. Newark & New York Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On rule to show cause. Tills ivas au action on the case to recover, damages for the death of the plaintiff’s husband, under the act of March 3d, 1848. At the trial before the Hudson Circuit, the plaintiff recovered a. verdict against all the defendants, with an assessment. of (jamages at $3000. A rule to show cause why the verdict should uot be set aside was allowed by the Justice before whom the cause was tried.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
The reason mainly relied on for making the rule absolute is, that the plaintiff failed to establish the liability of the defendants for the wrongful act or neglect from which the death resulted. The Newark and New York Kailroad Company, at the time in question, were engaged in constructing a railroad from Newark to Jersey City. The injuries which the deceased sustained were received upon that part of the work which was known as section four. The graduation and masonry upon that section were contracted *20for by the company with the other…
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