Legal Opinion
Shimp v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 1, 1951PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Case, J.
Mrs. Shimp, whom we shall call the plaintiff, was injured as she was attempting to leave defendant's train after escorting her mother to a seat therein. Her husband joined in the suit, per quod. Jury verdicts went against the defendant. On appeal, the Appellate Division reversed (11 N. J. Super. 88) upon the ground that the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for judgment made at the end of the case. We affirm the judgment of reversal but we are not in accord with so much of the reasoning of the Appellate Division as places upon the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Railway Co. v. LawtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- Griswold v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Coleman v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Midland Valley R. Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. WatsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Shimp v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1951