Winifred Brothers' Administrator v. Rutland Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case. Heard upon special demurrer to the declaration at the September term, 1898, Rutland county, Thompson, J., presiding. Demurrer overruled and declaration adjudged sufficient. The defendant excepted.
1Opinion of the CourtTyler, J.
This action is brought to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, caused by the defendant’s alleged negligence in running its train, and comes here upon demurrer to the declaration.
The first point raised is, that the first count in the declaration does not specify the negligent acts, — that conclusions only are stated.
*49By familiar rules of pleading the count must allege facts from which the court can see that the defendant owed the intestate a legal duty. It is not sufficient to allege that there was a shortage of duty, that the defendant’s negligence caused the injury…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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