Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Erie Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 20, 1916PublishedCited by 7 opinions
On error to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court- was delivered by
Bergen, J.
This action wás instituted against the Erie Railroad Company and the Wells-Fargo & Company to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The liability of the Wells-Fargo & Company is rested on the federal statute entitled “An act relating to the liability of common carriers to their employes in certain cases,” approved April 22d, 1908, and that of the railroad company on the negligent operation of one of its engines. The trial court di-i rected a nonsuit as to each defendant from which the plaintiff appeals. At the close of…
2Cited by7 opinions
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- McKeown v. Northwestern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
- Castagno v. Lavine Express, New Jersey Department of Labor Workmen's Compensation Bureau1935
- Pangborn v. Central Railroad Co. of NJNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
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