Boston & M. R. R. v. Daniel

(after stating the facts as above). The cause was carefully tried, and objections were made and exceptions taken by counsel for defendant in timely and accurate fashion. These exceptions present clearly certain vital questions in the case, which render unnecessary a detailed statement as to the circumstances of the accident. It is sufficient to state that, if defendant railroad came within the statute (General Laws of Vermont, § 5173), the jury was justified in finding that it did not perform its statutory duty. In such circumstances, and passing by some questions raised as to the reception…