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BEAUDET v. RAILROAD

No. 4555.

101 N.H. 4 (1957)

HENRI BEAUDET v. BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD. HENRI BEAUDET, Ex'r v. SAME.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided April 10, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig & Craig (Mr. William H. Craig, Jr. orally), for the plaintiffs.

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass, Green & Bergevin and Richard A. Morse (Mr. Morse orally), for the defendant.

KENISON, C. J.

The "ordinary standard of care required of carriers toward passengers is a high one." Wright v. Railroad, 83 N.H. 136, 140. A common carrier of passengers for hire must use great caution to protect them consistent with the practical operation of the business. Prosser, Torts (2nd ed. 1955) 147. There "is general agreement that the reasonable man engaged in the public transportation business would recognize the great potential dangers...

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