Legal Opinion
Frear v. Manchester Traction, Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 7, 1927PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeaslee, C. J.
The case presents questions as to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain verdicts against the several defendants, and as to the charge.
I. The underlying question is whether there was evidence to charge Williams with failure to use due care.
The accident resulted from the breaking of the axle of the wheel. There was evidence that the axle was of insufficient size, and that in addition to this defect in the original construction the supports at one bearing were not sufficiently secured, and that as a result there was improper motion of the bearing, thereby putting still further excessive…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Plummer v. DillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Thompson v. Lowell, Lawrence, & Haverhill Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Richmond & Manchester Railway Co. v. Moore's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Mastad v. BrethrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Firszt v. Capitol Park Realty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Dowling v. L. H. Shattuck, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1941
- Garafola v. Rosecliff Realty Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- Johnson v. John Deere Plow Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Engstrom v. HuntleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Modlin v. Washington Avenue Food Center, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
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