Legal Opinion
McDonough v. Vozzela
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 25, 1924PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries received by the plaintiff by being struck by an automobile owned by the defendant. The evidence touching the manner and circumstances of the injury was conflicting and it would seem that the defendant reasonably might have expected a verdict in his favor. But we have nothing to do with the weight of the evidence and are concerned only with the questions of law.
1. There was evidence tending to show that the mother of the plaintiff, having occasion to go out of her home on the afternoon of the injury, left her youngest…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Lindenbaum v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Sullivan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Ayers v. RatsheskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Berdos v. Tremont & Suffolk MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Barnes v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Kelly v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Pridgen v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Thomes v. Meyer Store Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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