Philadelphia & Reading Railroad v. Dillon

Curtis, Chancellor, delivering the opinion of the Court:

The case is brought to this court on a writ of error to the Superior Court of New Castle County by the defendant below. There were two suits with different plaintiffs against the same defendant, and the cases were tried together. The defendant was charged in each case with negligently permitting freight cars to remain at night on its tracks directly across the highway without lights thereon, or other signal or warning being given of its presence, by reason whereof the automobile in which the plaintiffs were riding at night, and which was…