Spurr v. North Hudson County Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

This is an issue fashioned by a demurrer. The facts are thus stated in the pleadings: The narr. alleges that the plaintiff, being a passenger in the street car of the defendant, was hurt by the negligent handling of said car by its servants, the act of negligence being the putting the car in such a position as to be run into by a locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. To this cause of action, in a special plea, the defendant stated that the grievance complained of, if any such there were, was committed jointly by the…