Rafferty v. Public Service Interstate Transportation Co.

Cleary, S. C. C.

This is the defendants’ rule to show cause why two verdicts rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendants should not be set aside on the grounds that the verdicts returned by the jury are illegal.

The cases were tried at the Middlesex Circuit, and involved the deaths of two people. The suits were started separately, but for convenience and upon consent of all the parties, the eases were tried together. In each case, there were two defendants, one, the master and the other the servant. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in each case and…