Opinion · Supreme Court of New Jersey
Exton v. Central Railroad
Exton v. Cent. R.R., 34 Vroom 356 (N.J. 1899)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Date
- 1899-06-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that defendant owed a duty to take reasonable precautions to protect its passengers from injury caused by recurrent scuffling by cabmen in the walkway of its railroad depot
- finding carrier liable because of knowledge of criminal propensities of men loitering around station
- liability of carrier for injury to passenger on passageway caused by scuffling of hackmen
Citator
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- Cited by
- 15 opinions
Per Curiam.
The judgment in this ease is affirmed upon the opinion in the. Supreme Court.
For affirmance — The Chancellor, Chief Justice, Collins, Dixon, Garrison, Van Syckel, Adams, Bogert, Hendrickson, Nixon, Vredenburgh. 11.
For reversal — 'None.