Legal Opinion
Carter v. West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 16, 1908PublishedCited by 18 opinions
On error' to the Camden Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pitney, Ci-iancelloe.
This action was brought under the so-called “Death act” (Pampli. L. 1848, 'p. 151; Gen. Slat., p. 1188, pi. 10), and resulted in a verdict and judgment for substantial damages. It appears from the record and bill of exceptions that William L. Carter and Ida M. Carter, his wife, while traveling as passengers upon'an electric railway car operated by the defendant company, lost their lives through the derailment of the car. The resulting actions against the company were tried together. The defendant’s responsibilit3r *603was admitted. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tilley v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Tilley v. . the H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Gottlieb v. North Jersey Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1906
- May v. West Jersey & Seashore RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
3Cited by18 opinions
- Curtis v. FinneranSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Green v. BittnerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Gayet v. GayetSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Hines v. KelleyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
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