Legal Opinion
Donaldson v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 22, 1905PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLathrop, J.
This is an action of tort brought by the widow of Joseph L. Donaldson under the St. of 1887, c.'270, § 2, to recover for the death of her husband while in the employ of the defendant as a brakeman. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the judge before whom the case was tried in the Superior Court directed a verdict for the defendant, and the case is before us on the plaintiff’s exceptions.
The train upon which Donaldson was working ran between Marlborough and Mansfield. The train had two engines, and *485Donaldson’s position when the train was in motion was on the front platform of the forward…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Corcoran v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Tyndale v. Old Colony RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Shea v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Riley v. Connecticut River RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Brooks v. WeeksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Rankin v. Brockton Public Market, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. FestoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Isbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Saxe v. Walworth Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
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