Abbott v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Abbott v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Opinion of the Court
There are no controverted legal questions presented by this case. A brief memorandum will sufficiently acquaint counsel with the grounds of our conclusion.
We think that the trial judge in nonsuiting the plaintiffs below committed no error.
There was not, and cannot be, any claim that the evidence showed any negligence or breach of duty on the part of the defendant in the running of the train, the engine of which struck and injured Mrs. Abbott.
The sole contention is that there was evidence from which a jury might find that the defendant had not performed a duty which it owed to her in providing a safe mode of egress from its station, after she had alighted from its train, upon which she had been carried as passenger. An examination of the evidence clearly shows that no such breach of duty was established. By the platform provided by the defendant, Mrs. Abbott could have proceeded in safety to Roseville avenue, a public street crossing the tracks of the defendant, by which street she intended to go to her place of residence. Had she availed herself of the mode of egress thus provided, she would have reached the public street in safety, and would then have found the gates provided by the defendant to be shut when trains were approaching, were in fact shut, and
The judgment upon the nonsuit must be affirmed.
For affirmance—The Chancellor, Ci-iiee Justice, Yan Syckel, Dixon, Garrison, Collins, Garretson, Bogert, Hendrickson, Adams, Yredenburgh, Yoori-iees. 12.
For reversal—Hone.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- CHARLOTTE A. ABBOTT AND ABIJAH ABBOTT, IN ERROR v. THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, IN ERROR
- Status
- Published