Legal Opinion
Swann v. Flatley
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 6, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 89-1348-WDPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT
LAWRENCE P. COHEN, United States Magistrate.
This is a slip and fall case brought within the diversity jurisdiction of this court. Plaintiff Allen Swann slipped and fell while exiting from the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Framingham on December 20, 1987, receiving substantial injuries.1 Defendant Thomas J. Flatley, d/b/a The Flatley Company, in its answers, concedes that the Sheraton Tara Hotel was in its custody, possession and control at the time of the accident. All parties consented to jury trial before this court pursuant to the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Ralph W. Moores, Jr. v. Nathan Greenberg, Ralph W. Moores, Jr. v. Nathan GreenbergCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Kai Jakobsen v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Reardon v. ShimelmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Woods v. Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Swann (Allen, Marion) v. Flatley (Thomas J.), D/B/A the Flatley CoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991