Bowser v. Wellington
Bowser v. Wellington
126 Mass. 391; 1879 Mass. LEXIS 271
Cases that cite this one
10 later published cases cite this decision.
- Mansfield Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Kiner (Ohio Ct. App. 1913)
- Mugge v. Brackin (Fla. 1912)
- Bouma v. Dubois (Mich. 1912)
- Donovan v. Bernhard (Mass. 1911)
- Rogers v. Phillips (Mass. 1910)
- McGourty v. DeMarco (Mass. 1908)
- Hennessey v. Taylor (Mass. 1905)
- Murphy v. Armstrong Transfer Co. (Mass. 1896)
- Cincinnati Street Ry. Co. v. Snell (Ohio 1896)
- Shapleigh v. Wyman (Mass. 1883)
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Opinion of the Court
The decisions as to the degree of care required at a railroad crossing are not applicable to this case. Lynam v. Union Railway, 114 Mass. 83. It was for the jury to judge v hether the plaintiff should have looked behind him when crossing the street, and whether, under all the circumstances, he used proper care. Schienfeldt v. Norris, 115 Mass. 17.
JExceytions overruled.
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