Legal Opinion
Washburn v. R. F. Owens Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 15, 1925PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWait, J.
This case is before us upon exceptions to the admission of evidence, to the refusal of the judge to direct a verdict for the defendant, to his refusal to give certain instructions requested by the defendant, and to certain parts of the charge.
The admission of evidence of the actual profits of the *51plaintiff from Ms business in the six months before and in the six months after the accident, although erroneous, Mahoney v. Boston Elevated Railway, 221 Mass. 116, did not prejudice the defendant because the judge in Ms charge corrected Ms error and told the jury to disregard the evidence. TMs…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Reardon v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- McDonough v. VozzelaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Vincent v. Norton & Taunton Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Hartnett v. GryzmishMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- McNicholas v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Jennings v. BragdonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Hendler v. CoffeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Walker v. Benz Kid Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Rankin v. Brockton Public Market, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Kerr v. PalmieriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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