Lowner v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort, for personal injuries. Trial in the Superior Court, before Blodgett, J., who directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant; and the plaintiff alleged exceptions, which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, C. J.
This is an action for personal injuries caused by a pail of sand falling upon the plaintiff’s head as she was walking upon a street and coming out from under a railroad bridge in the defendant’s possession. The court directed a verdict for the defendant, and the question is whether the plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury. The evidence clearly warranted a finding that the pail fell from the bridge, and the fact of its falling upon the plaintiff warranted a finding of negligence. Hogan v. Manhattan Railway, 149 N. Y. 23. See Kearney v. London, Brighton, & South Coast Railway, L. R. 6 Q. B.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hogan v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
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