Legal Opinion
Goodell v. Sviokcla
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 19, 1928PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a defective condition of a “dry shed” maintained by the defendant for the common use of all his tenants in a building in which the plaintiff’s husband was a tenant. At the close of the plaintiff’s case the defendant without resting moved that a verdict be directed for the defendant, which motion was denied.
The court could not be required to rule on the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict until the evidence was closed. The presentation of such motion by the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sullivan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Flanagan v. WelchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Larson v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Shinners v. Proprietors of Locks & Canals on Merrimack RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Wetherbee v. PotterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Garland v. StetsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Haun v. LeGrandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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- Griffin v. RudnickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Commonwealth v. BaderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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