Curtis v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford R. R.

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence brought by Alfred Curtis, of the City of Middletown, state of Connecticut, against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, to recover damages for injuries to both his person and property suffered as the result of a collision between a train of the defendant and a team driven by the plaintiff, at the Union street crossing in said Middletown.

It appears from the evidence that on the 16th day of November, A. D. 1908, the plaintiff drove with a horse and wagon through South street, a public highway in said Middletown, and across…