Connor v. N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, C. J.
The plaintiff's intestate, a resident of Stonington, Connecticut, was found dead, on the morning of December 14, 1901, between the tracks of the defendant corporation, at a highway crossing in Stonington.
The plaintiff, his widow, was duly appointed administra-trix of his estate by the Probate Court of Stonington, and commenced this action, describing herself as such administra-trix, in the Common Pleas Division of our Supreme Court, March 11, 1902, to recover damages for herself and one child, the issue of her marriage with the deceased.
The case came on for trial by jury in the Superior…
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