Landby v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

At the close of plaintiff’s case, and again at the close of the entire case, the court reserved decision on the motions of the respective defendants to dismiss the complaint. The jury having failed to reach an agreement, it is now incumbent upon the court to dispose of the motions. In making the present determination, it is not necessary to recite the evidence in detail. There is no dispute as to the facts surrounding the happening of the accident. Briefly, the decedent, an expert electrician, entered alone upon the private property of the defendant railroad company, when no one was nearby,…