Legal Opinion
Hummer v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 18, 1907PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In tort. On error to tlie Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 45 Vroom 196.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the .court was delivered by
Dill, J.
The writ of error in this case-brings up for review a judgment of the Supreme Court, affirming a judgment against the railroad company for damage to a wagon by a freight train on a grade crossing at Linden avenue, in Jersey City.
The question here is whether the trial judge erred in submitting the case to the jury on two questions — first, was the company negligent because the engineer did not stop the train as soon as he reasonably might have stopped it after being warned? and second, was there contributory negligence on the part of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tully v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Newark Passenger Railway Co. v. BlockSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1893
- Lewis v. . Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Eissing v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1906
- Garland v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1893
3Cited by3 opinions
- Timlan v. DilworthSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1908
- Murphy v. North Jersey Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1911
- Baker v. North Jersey Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1909