Brunnchow v. Rhode Island Company
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
The plaintiff sues to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him, by being thrown from one of the defendant’s cars, through the negligence of the defendant.
The declaration alleges that the plaintiff was a passenger on the car from which he was thrown, and that it was the duty of the defendant to so operate, run, and control said car that he would not be exposed to injury; but that, disregarding its duty in the premises, it did not operate said car in a safe and proper manner but ran it at a very high rate of speed to and upon a certain switch in Bassett street, and in going from…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Maguire v. Middlesex RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Nolan v. . Brooklyn City Newtown R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Fleck v. Union Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Pray v. Omaha Street Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1895
- Vail v. . Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
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