Nolan v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Two actions for injuries from the negligence of the defendants in the running of one of their trains, brought to the Superior Court, and tried together to the jury before Stoddard, J. One of the plaintiffs was William Nolan, who was seriously injured by being struck by the locomotive of the defendants’ train, and the other was John Nolan, administrator of the estate of Daniel Nolan, who was killed by.the same accident.
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Two actions for injuries from the negligence of the defendants in the running of one of their trains, brought to the Superior Court, and tried together to the jury before Stoddard, J. One of the plaintiffs was William Nolan, who was seriously injured by being struck by the locomotive of the defendants’ train, and the other was John Nolan, administrator of the estate of Daniel Nolan, who was killed by.the same accident. The defendant demurred, and the demurrer was overruled and the case heard in damages before Stoddard, J., who made a finding of the facts, and rendered judgment for $1,500…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The facts common to both cases are *469briefly these:—Daniel and William Nolan were children of John and Mary Nolan, of the ages of ten and seven respectively, and lived with their parents at Bridgeport. They were ordinarily intelligent, and had the use of all their faculties. East Main Street in Bridgeport crosses.the defendant’s double track railroad at nearly right angles. East Washington Street, on the north of the tracks, for about two hundred feet west of the crossing, lies alongside of the tracks, while Crescent Avenue, on the south of the tracks, lies alongside for a much greater distance…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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