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Sayles v. Maine Central Railroad

Frances S. Sayles v. Maine Central Railroad Company

Sayles v. Me. Cent. R.R., 85 A. 2 (Me. 1912)
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Court
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · State Highest Courts
Decided
December 2, 1912
Citations
85 A. 2109 Me. 5701912 Me. LEXIS 151

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This is an action on the case to recover for personal injuries received by falling on the steps of one of the defendant’s cars from which she was alighting on the fourth day of September, 1909. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $3500 and the defendant filed a general motion for a new trial. Motion sustained; verdict set aside; new trial granted.

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1952: 11953: 11954: 21955: 11957: 11958: 11959: 11960: 31961: 11965: 11983: 119522026peak 1960 · 3

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  1. Coleman v. Newark Morning Ledger Co.149 A.2d 193 (N.J. 1959)
  2. Schlemm v. Schlemm158 A.2d 508 (N.J. 1960)
  3. State v. Wingler135 A.2d 468 (N.J. 1957)
  4. Steinke v. Bell107 A.2d 825 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1954)
  5. Rommell v. US Steel Corp.168 A.2d 437 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1961)
  6. In re Burnett142 A.2d 695 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1958)

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  1. Wunsch v. City of Erie25 Pa. D. & C.3d 742 (1983)
  2. State v. Miles210 A.2d 236 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1965)
  3. Rommell v. US Steel Corp.168 A.2d 437 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1961)
  4. Zotta v. Otis Elevator Co.165 A.2d 840 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1960)
  5. I. v. D.158 A.2d 716 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1960)
  6. Schlemm v. Schlemm158 A.2d 508 (N.J. 1960)

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