Brady v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort, under St. 1887, c. 270, for injuries received by the plaintiff while at work in the freight yard of the defendant at Westfield. Writ dated September 23, 1901. At the trial in the Superior Court before Fox, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000; and the defendant alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
The plaintiff was a car inspector employed at night in the defendant’s Westfield yard. It was his duty upon the arrival of a train to inspect all its cars. If he found a car defective, it was his duty to repair it where it stood, if possible; otherwise to have it set out from the train. His tour of work was from six o’clock in the afternoon until seven o’clock the. next morning. During this time ten to thirteen freight trains came in, each composed of from thirty to thirty-five cars. About one o’clock in the night of August 16, 1901, two freight trains entered the yard in close succession,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McNee v. Coburn Trolley Track Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
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- Anthony v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
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