Riley v. Connecticut River Railroad
Riley v. Connecticut River Railroad
135 Mass. 292; 1883 Mass. LEXIS 75
Cases that cite this one
11 later published cases cite this decision.
- Dillon v. Great Northern Railway Co. (Mont. 1909)
- Fuller v. Andrew (Mass. 1918)
- Donaldson v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad (Mass. 1905)
- Texas & P Ry. Co. v. Reagan (5th Cir. 1902)
- Perham v. Portland Electric Co. (Or. 1898)
- Sweetland v. Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. (Mich. 1898)
- Murphy v. Boston & Albany Railroad (Mass. 1896)
- Chandler v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad (Mass. 1893)
- Tyndale v. Old Colony Railroad (Mass. 1892)
- Belding v. Black Hills & Ft. P. R. (S.D. 1892)
- Mulchahey v. Washburn Car Wheel Co. (Mass. 1887)
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Opinion of the Court
This case cannot be distinguished from Corcoran v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 133 Mass. 507. The evidence offered wholly fails to show that the intestate was using due care, or that his death was not instantaneous. It does not sustain the burden of proof which the law places upon the plaintiff. Judgment on the verdict.
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