Tyndale v. Old Colony Railroad

These are two actions of tort, both under the St. of 1887, c. 270. The first is brought by the administrator of the estate of Michael Dolan, and seeks to recover for the conscious suffering of the intestate, in consequence of his being struck by a locomotive engine of the defendant, through the negligence of the persons in charge thereof, and in consequence of the negligence of officers or agents having charge of the despatching of trains, the movement of cars, velocipedes, and other rolling stock. The second action is brought under § 2 of the above named act, by the next of kin of said…