Legal Opinion
Bassett v. Delaware & Hudson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 12, 1932No. 51PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, .Circuit Judge.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries suffered by the plaintiff on February 13, 1929, while crossing the tracks of the Delaware & Hudson Company at a public crossing near Fair Haven in the state of Vermont. The plaintiff at the time was driving a truck loaded with hay, and there was a collision between it and a passenger train of the defendant running from Whitehall, N. Y., to Rutland, Vt., causing the plaintiff’s injuries.
The trial court submitted three special questions to the jury, viz.:
Question 1. Was the bell rung continuously for a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Warner v. . the New York Cen. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Newhard v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Haller v. Pennsylvania R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Mabray v. Union Pac. R. Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1933
- Markar v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935