Geary v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This is an action of tort, tried to a jury, to recover for the loss of sight in the right eye of the minor plaintiff and for the father’s consequent loss and expense. The judge in the Superior Court directed a verdict for the defendant on all the counts of the declaration. There was no error.
Taken most favorably for the plaintiffs the evidence shows facts as follows: At some time in the morning of April 24, 1950, the defendant’s employee made his daily delivery of a case of milk to the Bradstreet Primary Grade School building in Gloucester by depositing it in the front vestibule with five or…
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