Richard v. Maine Central Railroad

These cases arise out of a collision between an automobile, in which two of the plaintiffs were passengers, and a freight train standing on a highway crossing. In two of the cases the plaintiffs who are minors bring suit for personal injuries, in the other two their respective fathers seek to recover for medical expenses. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the presiding Justice directed a nonsuit, and the cases are before us on exceptions to this ruling.

On December 28th, 1932, about eight o’clock in the evening the two plaintiffs, Alma Richard and Marion Sylvester, were riding in…