Legal Opinion
Miller v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1973PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
This is an action in tort by the plaintiff Bertha Miller for personal injuries intentionally inflicted on her by an employee of the defendant Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Federated), while shopping in Filene’s, Federated’s downtown Boston store. Her husband, in other counts, seeks consequential damages.
A jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs on counts 1 and 3 against Federated and on counts 5 and 6 against the employee. There were verdicts for Federated on counts 2 and 4. The case was before the Appeals Court and is before us solely on Federated’s bill of exceptions, and the only…
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