Gordon v. West End Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two ACTION'S OE tort, by the administrator of the estate of James P. Gordon, the first being for personal injuries sustained by the intestate through the alleged negligence of the defendant; and the second being under St. 1886, c. 140, for causing his death as a result of the same accident. At the trial of the cases together, before Bishop, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in each case; and the defendant alleged exceptions. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, C. J.
The first of these actions is brought to recover damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff’s intestate, and the second to recover the statutory damages for causing his death by the same accident. St. 1886, c. 140. At the trial there was evidence that the deceased and his wife had stopped an open car of the defendant’s; that his wife got upon it, and that the deceased had got one foot upon the running-board in the act of getting in when the conductor gave the signal to start, and the *182deceased was thrown to the ground. His left thigh-bone was broken, and he afterwards died from his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Olsen v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Corlin v. West End Street RailwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Peaslee v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
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