Edgeworth v. Wood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mague, J.

This is an action in tort in which plaintiff seeks to recover damages for injuries suffered by him by reason of his being run over, in a public street in Jersey City, *464by a wagon of the United States Express Company, negligently driven by a driver in the employ of that company. The jury having rendered a verdict for plaintiff, this rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside was allowed. Several reasons were filed in support of the rule but only three have been urged in the argument. These only will be considered.

It is first…