Flint v. Norwich & New York Transportation Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
Action on the case for an injury to the plaintiff, a passenger on a steamboat of the defendants, through the negligence of the defendants ; tried to the jury before Shipman, J. The case is sufficiently stated in the charge of the judge to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Shipman
charged the jury as follows:
Gentlemen of the Jury.: — There are a number of facts touching this interesting and important case which is now finally to be submitted to you, about which there is no serious dispute. The plaintiff, Dr. John Elint, a physician residing in Boston, left his home for New York on the 6th of June, 1864. Before leaving he purchased a through ticket, called a coupon ticket, by which he became entitled to a passage from Boston to Worcester over the Boston and Worcester railroad, from Worcester to Norwich over the Norwich and Worcester railroad, from Norwich…
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