Delaware & Hudson Co. v. Boyden
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Charles B. Witmer, Judge. Action by George Boyden and wife against the Delaware & Hudson Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
George Boyden and Annie Boyden, his wife, brought suit against the Delaware & Hudson Company to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiffs on July 31, 1916, through a collision between a vehicle in which they were crossing the defendant’s tracks and a locomotive and train of the defendant railroad company. The plaintiffs alleged negligence in running the train at excessive speed and without warning of its approach by bell or whistle.
The plaintiffs, on the day in question, had left their home for the purpose of fishing, and were riding in a surrey…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brommer v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. BealeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Kinter v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Mankewicz v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Witmer v. Bessemer & Lake Erie R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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