New York, N. H. & H. R. v. Blessing
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to tlie Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was an action by Karl H. Blessing, as administrator of Jacob F. Blessing, against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of the intestate, alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the circuit court Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error by the defendant in the court below to review a judgment for the plaintiff entered upon the verdict of a jury. The action was brought by an administrator to recover damages for the death of Jacob F. Blessing, who, it was alleged, was killed by the negligence of the defendant. The issues upon the trial were whether the defendant was guilty of negligence, and whether the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence.
It appeared in evidence that the deceased was struck and fatally injured by the locomotive of a freight train while crossing the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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