Holland v. Director General of Railroads
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; Joseph E. Bodine, Judge. Action at law by Hazel Holland, by her next friend, Thomas Holland, and Thomas Holland, against the Director General of Railroads. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries to Hazel Holland received October 4, 1919, while riding on one of the trains operated by defendant between Rahway and-Newark, N. J. The train, composed of a locomotive and four cars, was derailed at South Elizabeth station, and the plaintiff Hazel Holland was thrown against a window of the car in which she was riding, and received the injuries of which she complains. At the conclusion of the case, the learned trial judge directed a verdict against tha plaintiffs on the ground that the evidence did not establish any…
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