Kerrigan v. West End Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort, for personal injuries occasioned to the plaintiff, by being thrown from the seat of a wagon, in consequence of a collision with a street car of the defendant in Boston. Trial in the Superior Court, before Hopkins, J., who directed a verdict for the defendant; and the plaintiff alleged exceptions.. The material facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
When the collision between the plaintiff’s wagon and the defendant’s car occurred, both vehicles were in motion in opposite directions. The near hind wheel of the wagon was struck by the front dasher of the car. Both the wagon and the car were attempting to go around a corner from one street into another. There was a block of cars and wagons *306in both streets, and it was a complicated and difficult matter for either vehicle to make safe progress. It is not easy to ascertain, from the statements of the bill of exceptions, the exact situation of affairs, or just how the collision occurred. But…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gaynor v. Old Colony & Newport Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Mayo v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Lane v. Atlantic WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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- Stubbs v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907