Legal Opinion
Parker v. Jordan Marsh Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 31, 1941PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
The only exception is to the allowance of the defendant’s motion for the entry of a verdict in its favor on leave reserved after a verdict for the plaintiff. See G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, § 120. At the trial it was admitted that the defendant was in control of the premises where the plaintiff was injured, and. that she was a customer at the time.
The jury could have found that the plaintiff walked down a “large” aisle to a counter parallel to a wall of the store where zippers were sold. As she proceeded, on her left were counters that were parallel to the aisle, and on her right were the ends…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brooks v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Kennedy v. Cherry & Webb Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Ginns v. C. T. Sherer Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Nye v. Louis K. Liggett Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Adriance v. Henry Duncan Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by20 opinions
- LeBlanc v. Atlantic Building & Supply Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Ventromile v. Malden Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Letiecq v. Denholm & McKay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- O'Hanley v. NorwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Lavoie v. Brockelman Bros.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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