Exton v. Central Railroad

JOSEPH H. EXTON AND FANNY P. EXTON, HIS WIFE, IN ERROR v. THE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, IN ERROR

Exton v. Cent. R.R., 46 A. 1099 (N.J. 1899)

Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey · State Highest Courts
Decided: June 19, 1899
Citations: 46 A. 109963 N.J.L. 35634 Vroom 3561899 N.J. LEXIS 82

Cited by 15 3 descriptions by later courts

Summary

On error to the Supreme Court. For opinion of the Supreme Court, see 33 Vroom 7.

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Opinion of the Court

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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.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 3 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(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)

Atamian v. Supermarkets Gen. Corp., 369 A.2d 38 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)
(finding carrier liable because of knowledge of criminal propensities of men loitering around station)

Gingeleskie v. Westin Hotel Co., 961 F. Supp. 1310 (D. Ariz. 1997)
(liability of carrier for injury to passenger on passageway caused by scuffling of hackmen)

Harpell v. Pub. Serv. Coordinated Transp., 114 A.2d 295 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1955)

Cited by 15 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of Newark186 A.2d 291 (N.J. 1962)
Lieberman v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW JERSEY622 A.2d 1295 (N.J. 1993)
Clohesy v. Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc.694 A.2d 1017 (N.J. 1997)
Tormo v. Yormark398 F. Supp. 1159 (D.N.J. 1975)
Atamian v. Supermarkets General Corp.369 A.2d 38 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)
Mayer v. Housing Auth. of Jersey City202 A.2d 439 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1964)

Most recent

Clohesy v. Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc.694 A.2d 1017 (N.J. 1997)
Gingeleskie v. Westin Hotel Co.961 F. Supp. 1310 (D. Ariz. 1997)
Lieberman v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW JERSEY622 A.2d 1295 (N.J. 1993)
Atamian v. Supermarkets General Corp.369 A.2d 38 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1976)
Tormo v. Yormark398 F. Supp. 1159 (D.N.J. 1975)
Smith v. West Suburban Transit Lines, Inc.326 N.E.2d 449 (Ill. App. Ct. 1975)

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