Kelsey v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad

These are four actions of tort. The first two are for injuries sustained by the plaintiffs while living, and which since their death are prosecuted by their administrator. The last two are brought by their administrator to recover for their deaths. The four cases were tried together, and at the close of the evidence the presiding judge directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant in each case; and the cases are before us on the plaintiffs’ exceptions.

The record is a long one, as it contains all the evidence introduced at the trial, but we think that the facts, so far as the…