Beaudet v. Boston & Maine Railroad

The “ordinary standard of care required of carriers toward passengers is a high one.” Wright v. Railroad, 83 N. H. 136, 140. A common carrier of passengers for hire must use great caution to protect them consistent with the practical operation of the business. Prosser, Torts (2nd ed. 1955) 147. There “is general agreement that the reasonable man engaged in the public transportation business would recognize the great potential dangers which attend rapid transit and would take all practicable precautions to guard his passengers against them.” 2 Harper and James, The Law of Torts (1956) s.…