Opinion · Supreme Court of New Jersey

Exton v. Central Railroad

34 Vroom 356

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

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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.