Thomas v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
1Opinion of the Court
Wallace, D. J.
The points raised by the defendant on its motion for a new trial are not well taken.
The instructions to the jury fully and correctly presented the law of the case. The plaintiff’s intestate was killed while crossing the railroad track of the defendant at a private crossing where ho had a. right to be, and in regard to which the defendant was' charged with the duty of exercising reasonable care for the protection of those entitled to use it. The evidence authorized the jury to find that the defendant was guilty of negligence in running its special train at a furious rate of speed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Kellogg v. . N.Y.C. and Hudson R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
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- Union Transp. Co. v. KentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1904
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