Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1916

Hayes v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Hayes v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Decided January 4, 1916 · Plummer
97 A. 221; 78 N.H. 581; 1916 N.H. LEXIS 66

Hayes v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Plummer, J.

There is no evidence from which it can be found that the plaintiff’s intestate, as he approached the railroad crossing, did anything or exercised any care to protect himself and avoid the accident. The case is not distinguishable from Gahagan v. Railroad, 70 N. H. 441; Waldron v. Railroad, 71 N. H. 362, and Bonnin v. Railroad, 77 N. H. 559. The deceased was riding in a carriage when the collision occurred; but that fact, in the absence of all evidence of care on his part, does not differentiate the case.

Exceptions sustained: verdict and judgment for the defendants.

All concurred.

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