Legal Opinion
Hartigan v. Eastern Racing Ass'n
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 2, 1942PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The plaintiff claims that he was assaulted and injured at the “Suffolk Downs” race track in Revere by “Pinkerton men” in the employ of the defendant.
At the trial the question of agency became a principal issue. The plaintiff testified that he was approached by “a police officer” in uniform and two men in civilian clothes; that as a result of a conversation with them he accompanied them to “the headquarters of the Pinkerton Detective Agency” in a small building in front of the grand stand. Several “Pinkerton men” were there present, including one *369Kallman. One Gibson testified in substance that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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