Glasco v. Jersey City, Hoboken & Paterson Street Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trekchard, J.

This action was brought by Agnes Glaseo in the Supreme Court to recover damages for injuries received by being struck by a street car of the defendant company.

At the first trial, at the Hudson Circuit, the plaintiff recovered a verdict, which was set aside by the Supreme Court, on a rule to show cause, upon the ground that contributory negligence of the plaintiff conclusively appeared. Glasco v. Jersey City, H. & P. St. Ry. Co., 47 Vroom 185.

At the second trial, the judge, apparently considering that he was bound by the opinion of the…