Legal Opinion
Coyne v. John S. Tilley Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 5, 1974PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeville, J.
These are two actions of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for personal injuries received in a fall from an aluminum stepladder caused by the collapse of one of its legs. The cases, one against the manufacturer2 and the other against the wholesaler,3 were consolidated and tried in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston. At the close of the trial the judge denied a request by the plaintiff for a ruling that, in the action against Lynn, “ [t]he evidence warrants a finding for the plaintiff” and a request by Tilley for a ruling that “ [t]he evidence does not warrant a finding that…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Butler v. CromartieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Gelinas v. New England Power Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Carney v. BereaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Ruffin v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Coyne v. John S. Tilley Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Goldberg v. F.W. Woolworth Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1992
- Voci v. SearsMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1983
- Charles v. American Stores Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1995
- LaFleur v. CyrMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
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