Borden v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

These are five actions of tort arising out of a railroad grade crossing collision on July 22, 1955, at Copicut Road, Freetown, between a motor vehicle operated by the plaintiff Christopher Borden (hereinafter, Borden) and a single self propelled Budd car of the defendant. The other plaintiffs are Charlotte Borden, wife of Christopher, Christina Borden, a minor child, and the administrators of the estates of two other minor children. Some counts were for common law negligence; others were brought under G. L. c. 160, §§ 138 and 232. These are the plaintiffs’ exceptions to the direction of…