Legal Opinion
Darcey v. Lord & Burnham Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1946PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for injuries sustained by falling into an allegedly negligently unguarded hole in a greenhouse belonging to the plaintiff’s employer where the defendant, a contractor, was engaged in construction work. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The only question relates to the denial of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.
We summarize the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff as well as we can from a record which in some respeqts is obscure and ambiguous. The plaintiff was foreman for the Butterworth company, florists, with greenhouses in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Duggan v. Bay State Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Pigeon v. Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Judson v. American Railway Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Palmer v. Boston Penny Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Duff v. WebsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Benjamin v. O'Connell & Lee Mfg. Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Lawler v. General Electric Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
- David Gobern v. Metals & Controls, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Walco Electric Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Rainka v. Kon ShingMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
- Elkin v. Rosenthal Painting Corp.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1966
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