Legal Opinion
Blair v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 10, 1941PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a result of slipping on a spot of saliva about the size of a half dollar upon the step of the defendant’s motor bus, while she was boarding the bus, which had stopped at the South Station in *2Boston for the reception of passengers. The action was commenced in the Superior Court. The judge granted a motion to dismiss on the ground that there was want of jurisdiction as the action should have been brought in a District Court. The parties agreed upon the facts, and the judge reported his ruling on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Caswell's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Eaton v. EatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Commonwealth v. HenryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Commonwealth v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Jenkins v. North Shore Dye House, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by20 opinions
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