Legal Opinion
Wexler v. Stanetsky Memorial Chapel of Brookline, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 7, 1975PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeville, J.
This is an action of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for personal injuries suffered when she slipped and fell on the lobby floor of the defendant’s funeral home. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant rested and moved for a directed verdict. The trial judge denied this motion, and, after the return of a verdict for the plaintiff, also denied the defendant’s motion for the entry of judgment under leave reserved. The case is here on the defendant’s exceptions to the denial of both motions.
The facts are summarized in their aspect most favorable to the plaintiff. On…
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- Thornton v. First National Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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